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SpeakOut’s roots trace back to 1972, when the Daughters of Bilitis and the Homophile Union of Boston joined forces to create the Gay Speakers Bureau. Since then, the organization has evolved and expanded to reflect the rich diversity of the GLBT…

Interview with Lois Johnson for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Judith Sullivan and Sarah Boyer. Part 1 was likely recorded sometime in 2016. Parts 2, 3, and 4 were recorded in one interview session on January…

Interview with Sarah Boyer for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson.

Interview with Joanne B. for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Barbara Webber for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Jamie Redgrave and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Jzach Sullivan for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Karen Sontag for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Ann Maguire for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Suzanne Laurelle for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Loraine Sumner for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Kristine Thurston for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Jean Ko Stewart for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Renee Shapiro and Mimi Rhys for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Tracy Powers for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Mary Leno for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Donna Dimock for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Devra and Jeri for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro. The interviewees chose not to use their full names in the interview.

Interview with Laura Catanzaro for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Interview with Sheila Ardery for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.

Interview with Mary Mumford for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.

Volume 2, issue 3 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971. This issue is labeled volume 2, issue 3. There…

Volume 2, issue 1 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 12 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 11 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 10 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 9 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 8 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 7 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 6 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 5 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 4 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 3 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Volume 1, issue 2 of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971. The cover of the newsletter mistakenly notes…

The inaugural issue (volume 1, issue 1) of the newsletter of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. The first 14 issues of the newsletter were called "The Maiden Voyage." The publication was renamed "Focus" in 1971.

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons, founders of the lesbian group Daughters of Bilitis, sitting on a couch chatting with some women.

Related digitized materials include: Daughters of Bilitis publications Focus and Maiden Voyage (1969–1974) Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a lesbian organization founded in 1955 in San Francisco by Del…

In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on April 23, 1989, host Peter Stickel interviews Lois Johnson, president of the Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB). Johnson talks about the history of DOB, which began in San…

Laura McMurry was born in Troy, New York, and grew up in Oklahoma and Idaho, before receiving her undergraduate degree at Reed College in Oregon. She moved to Boston in the mid-sixties to join Harvard’s graduate program in biology, receiving her…

Three women from the Daughters of Bilitis sit a table with copies of their journal Focus, originally titled Maiden Voyage, in front of them.

View from behind the pitcher toward home plate at a Daughters of Bilitis softball game.

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons, founders of the national lesbian group Daughters of Bilitis, sitting on a couch chatting with some other women in Boston.

The founders of the group Daughters of Bilitis, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons, at a gathering in Boston.
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