the Ladder

SEPTEMBER 1959

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 12

Published monthly by the Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 165 O'Farrell Street, Room 405, San Francisco 2, Califomia. Telephone YUkon 2-9290.

NATIONAL OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC.

President Del Martin

Vice President – Marty Elliott

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Recording Secretary Patti Brown

Corresponding Secretary Billie Tallmij

Publications Director-Sten Russell

Treasurer — Audree Allen

THE LADDER STAFF

Editor Phyllis Lyon

Circulation Manager-Winnie Little

Production Manager-Jaye Bell

Editorial Assistants – Patti Brown, Jackie Saunders

THE LADDER is regarded as a sounding board for various points of view on the homophile and related subjects and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the organization.

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THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF THE LADDER IS DEVOTED TO THE SULTS OBTAINED FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE CIRCULATED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC., IN JUNE OF 1958. MUCH CREDIT IS DUE THE MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER WHO SPENT LONG HOURS WORKING WITH THE DATA RECEIVED. TEXT WAS WRITTEN BY FLORENCE CONRAD AND THE GRAPHS WERE DRAWN BY EV HOWE. COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

COVER BY JEAN RAY

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