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Acknowledgments Over the many years of this book's gestation , I have been privileged t o hav e th e suppor t an d assistanc e o f man y wonderfu l people. M y word s o f appreciatio n wil l b e inadequate . A t th e University o f Ne w Mexico , Jan e Slaughte r supporte d m e an d my wor k throughou t m y graduat e career . Jan e kep t m e o n track, alway s supportiv e bu t alway s demanding . He r broa d knowledge o f history , especiall y women' s histor y an d th e his tory o f sexuality , an d he r skill s a s a teache r ensure d tha t my work wa s buil t o n a soli d foundation . I coul d hav e aske d n o more fro m a dissertatio n committe e chair , bu t sh e alway s wa s more—a friend, a mentor, and a colleague. Since my undergraduate year s i n Women' s Studie s a t SUN Y Buffal o I hav e bee n fortunate t o wor k wit h Li z Kennedy . He r researc h o n lesbia n history constantl y informe d m y studies . Through long-distanc e phone call s an d expres s mail , Li z pushed m e t o b e cleare r an d stronger i n my writing and analysis . Louise Lamphere provide d a stead y strea m o f questions , suggestions , an d encouragement s which I appreciated. Jane Caput i an d Ann Nihlen eac h contrib uted fro m he r are a o f expertise . I was fortunat e t o hav e suc h a strong group of feminists an d scholars with whom t o work . XIX xx • Acknowledgment s The staff o f the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe Colleg e were consistently helpfu l an d encouragin g wit h my researc h there . That researc h wa s supporte d b y bot h th e Offic e o f Graduat e Studies an d th e Women' s Studie s Progra m o f th e Universit y o f New Mexico . My colleague s i n Women's Studie s at the Univer sity of New Mexico , especially Tey Diana Rebolled o an d Hele n Bannan (no w at West Virginia University), provided a n intellectual home for me . Niko Pfun d o f Ne w Yor k Universit y Pres s ha s bee n mos t patient an d encouragin g throughou t th e lon g revisio n process . The Facult y an d Staf f Researc h Grou p a t Albio n Colleg e gav e me very helpful suggestion s on the Introduction . Over th e final years of getting this material i n shape, JeanneMarie Hemon d ha s no t onl y hel d ou r househol d togethe r s o I could focu s o n thi s work, bu t sh e has read an d rerea d draft s o f this book, patiently correcting grammar an d spelling, suggesting clarification, an d providin g enthusias m fo r my wor k whe n m y energy flagged. M y daughter , Emilian a Franzen , ha s alway s been a trooper an d understanding of my need to work . Finally I nee d t o dedicat e thi s boo k t o th e lesbian s wh o shared thei r storie s wit h me . Thi s boo k ha s bee n a lon g tim e coming, but I hope in some way it acknowledges your struggle s and your courage . ...

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