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MAIDENVOYAGE
a da ughters
prudential
of bilitis
center
newsletter/boston
station,
boston,
chapter/p.o.
mass.
02199/vol.
box 221
l,
no. l
"The responsibility
of
tolerance
lies with those
who have the wider vision."
december,
·l!l-
*****
1969
George Eliot
<MaryAnnEvans)
~- .r.•
* * * ~-* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -:}*
~"'UN ION OF OFFIC ERS IN AN
CT
ORGAN ATION
IZ
Peo ple sometimes find that when
of f i c ers are elected,
the course
of an organization
such as ours
is chartered
by their
personaliti es and ph i losophies.
Your
off ic ers in Boston D.O.B. hope
they wi ll be an exception
to this
pr i n ci ple.
We believe it is for everyone to
su gge st ideas,
officers
and
rn
emb~rs al ike . We believe once
an i dea from any source has been
acce pted by the group, it is our
job to s ee that it gets converted
int o action.
We believe
action
must come from both members and
officers,
and we will look for
and work for active participation
by a s many people as possible
in
eac h of th e group's projects.
We be lieve the function
of officer s in an or ganization
is to
ser ve the group--to
put people in
con ta ct with people,
to keep records , to make su gg estions,
to tend
to t he deta i l s , and, above all, to
see that thin g s get done.
We make promises to Boston D.O.B.:
that this will be an or ganization
that does thin s s, that welcomes all
as members t and that lis t ens to all
its mem s .
ber
BOSTONCOM OUT
ES
Now that DOB Boston seems well on
i~s way toward becoming an active,
progressive
chapter of the national
organization,
those new to the
group may wonder how it all started
here in the Commonwealth.
Joan Kent, National Vice President
East, ran an announcement in the
June issue of the New York Newsletter
asking that those interested
in forming chapters
in their areas
write her.
This Newsletter,
sent to DOB members in various cities
where there
is no chapter,
was given by a
friend
to Teddy Andot of Boston.
Teddy was not a member of DOB, although she knew of tho organization's
general purposes and had read
some copies of The Ladder years
back.
She read Joan's announcement:
"a place where you could meet, have
discussions,
dances, and work for
le gal ri ghts"; and she reco gnized
the need for such a place in the
Boston area.
Accordin gly, Teddy
wrote immediately
to say she would
be interested
in h elpin g form a
Boston Chapter.
In addition
to answerin g T~ddy•s
letter,
Joan n~tified
Gene Damon,
editor of The Ladder, knowing that
another Bostonian
was helpin g Gene
with the magazine.
Gene promptly
put Teddy in touch with Kim Stabinski.
�(cont.
from page 1)
MAIDENVOYAG
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( 2)
Teddy and Kim met early in June and
spent many hours discussing
D.O.B.
3oston. The last weekend in June
they went to New Y01 to visit
·k
with
Joan Kent end discuss
a chapter
in
earnest.
Aided by referrals
from national
officers
and another 7chepter
pr e sident,
Teddy, acting as president
pro tem and a~sisted
by Kim as
secretary
pro tern, be gan makin g contacts,
settin g up the first
or ganizationa l
meetin g for September 12.
Althou gh only six women were present
for this meetin g , the group had hi gh
hopes, spurred also by Gene's promised
publicity
in th P. LADDER. Our first
actual mention _in the national
magazine came as a flyer,
attached
to the
cover of the August/Sept ember issue.
This flyer,
typ ed end attached
to all
copies comin g into this area by National President
Ri ta Laporte,
announced our Boston address an d brou ght in
a number of inquiries.
The second meetin g on October 24 found
16 prospective
members present,
while
the third meeti ng on November 7 dr ew
a group of 15 interested
i n formin g a
chapter.
When 21 women came forth on November
21, it became obvious that the gro up
would soon out grow Teddy's home,
wher~ the first
four meetin gs were
held. Accordin gl y , Ann Haley made
arran ge ments for us to move tempor ar ily to the Clarke Room of th e Arlin g ton
St. Church. It was here that 46 wom
en
gathered for th e fifth
meeting on December 5, electin g officers
in one of the
final steps bef ore applying to National
Headquart ers for a chapter.
In with all this activity,
we
should pause and rBmember that
this chapter was the idea, the
ideal,
of individuals
who recognized a need and cared enough
to do somethin g about it. Our
hats are off to these pioneers
who laid the groundwork for
D.O.B. Boston.
BOSTONDOB OFFI CERS
President:
Ann Haloy, 2~ Linwood
Ave., Melrose, Mass . 66,5,-~er
Vice President:
19 Frawley St.,
.,.,,
Diana Travis
Boston, Mass.
277-8952
Secretary:
Worcester,
Donna Ferguson
Mass.
Treasurer:
Andy Cox, Weare,
Please contact
any time.
these
people
N.H.
at
BOSTO DOB ADDRESS
N
We are experiencing
difficulty
in getting
our mail. If you
have written
D.O.B. et the J.F.
Kennedy Post Office Box and have
not received
an answer, please
keep the faithwe'll get and
answer your letter
as soon as
possible.
In the meantime, please
do not use the J. F . Kennecy
address any lon ge r. Boston D.O. B.' s
new mailin g address is: P.O.
Box, 221, Prudential
Center
Station,
Boston, Mass. 02199
D.O.B. Bo~ton will be bu sy , as any or ganization
n ew to an area is busy, D.O. R.
NOT OF THANKS:
E
Boston wi l l be particularly
busy because
THIS IS SUE WAS MADEFINAN
CIALLY
of th e pressin g n eed , too lon g unfu lfi ll ed , POSSIBLE THROU TH PERSONAL
GH E
for a chapter in this locality.
D.O.B .
CO~PLIMENTSOF RON KUMIN.
Bos ton will be active,
moving i n numerous
dir ect ions to fill
the ne eds of th e individuals involved and to touch th e society
in which they fin d themselves.
�MAIDEN
VOYAGE
(3)
OPEN FORUM
DEARREA : We are your product;
DER
therefore,
it is essential
to know
your opinions and viewpoints
on matters that should be re ,.
levant · to us
all. this space will be devoted e~ch month as a podium for you to
speak out on various questions
that will be posed, hopefully,
by you,
the readers.
~his bein g our first
newsletter,
VOYAGE
has taken the
liberty
of choosing this month's O.F.Q. (open forum question).
o.r.Q.#1:
What's your answer when par3nts and business associates
ask you where or who your boyfriend
is?
I
Ple~se mail your response and/or 0.f.Q. ~ to Open Forum, P.O. Box
221, Prudential
Center Station,
Boston, Mass. 02199.
VOYAGE eagerly awai tin ~ rour letters.
is
YOU ARE OPEN FORU
:1.
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PROGRESS
A cen tral purpose of Boston D.O.B.
ls to gain social acceptance
for
homosexuality.
Although our organization
is very new, we have
already made some pro gr ess in this
area.
-Donna Ferguson and Diana Travis
succeeded in gettin~
the LADDER
pub l icly sold in tw~ bookstores
in M&
ssachusetts.
Both the Paperback Books m
ith in Worcester and
the Paperback Booksmith in Kenmore Square, Boston, will carry
the magazin e which is clearly
marked a "Lesbian Review".
-Diana Travis convinced theeditor of BO
STON AFTER DARK that
his paper should abandon its
policy of refusing
advertisments
pertaining
to homosexuality
and
5CCept Boston D.O.B.'s
ad which
was desi gned to sell copies of
the LADDER.
-Marty Kelly, Diana Travis and
Ann Haley appe ared on Steve
Frederick's
show on radio WMEX,
November 22, and for three hours
answered telephone
calls about
Boston D.O.B. and Lesbians.
Marty wanted to appear on the
show as Donna Dyke, but the talkmaster Fredericks
convinced her
that Boston was not yet ready for
this.
-Ann Haley found unexpected social acceptance
when she contacted
the Arlington
Street Church and
found the church would welcome
D.O.B.
EXTRA'
,
1
BOSTON
D.O.B. WILL APPEARON
THE ED MILLERTELEVISION SHOW,
DECEMBER
29, FROM11:30 A.M.
TO 12:00 NOONON CHANNEL
7.
D.O.B.
REPRESENTATIVESWILL
BE RECEIVINGTELEPHONED
QUESTIONS FROMTHE VIEWINGAUDIENCE.
YOURSUPPORTIS ALWAYS
WELCOME.
GENERATION
GAP?
There is no generation
or age gap
for those who wish to belong to
D.O.B. 1 s activities.
The only necessity
is that you must be 21
years or over to take part in the
actual voting and to be an actual
member.
We are all striving
for the
same cause and should all help in
achieving
our goals. Age is definately
no barrier
- for those
who are willing
to give and share
and enjoy are ageless.
So whether we're teething
or
to othless or in-between - just
remember - we're all"
Daughters
Of Bi.litis"!!!
�From Boston, take either Route 93 or Route 3 to Route 101 West
until it runs into 114 Nor.th (just past 3 traffic
lights).
At
the blinkin g yellow li ght where 101 hits 114, take a left and
follow 114 North throu gh Goffstown and into Weare.
At the junction
of Route 77 (marked by a Phillips
66 station),
take an extr eme sharp left onto Route 77. Turn right
on to 149 goin g about 300 feet. The Grange Hall is the first
buildin g on the ri ght; park in front of it or in the driveway of th e house imm diately
e
across the street.
Allow approximately 1 and .l/2 hours for the trip.
Inter e s te d in a car pool? If you need transportation
or
i f you plan to come with less than a full car and could bring
another pas s enger or two, call either Diana or Katy in Boston
at 277-8 952 (evening up to midnight).
Also call to let it be
kn own what liquor setups (those over 21, only - please) you
wou ld car e for.
D.O. B. off ers very special
thanks to Sandy Cavana gh for
making our party possiblet
So circle
12/20/69 and we'll see
you theret
MAIDEN
VOYA
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(4)
�MAIDENVOYA E
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POEMFOR PARENTS
And a wom who held a babe
an
aga inst her bosom said, Speak
to us of Child ren.
And he Said:
Your childr en are not your children.
They are the so ns and daughters
of
Life's
lon g in g for it se lf.
They come throu gh you, but not from
you,
And thou gh they are with you, they
bel ong not to you.
You may give them your love, but not
your thou gh ts.
For they hav e their
own thou ghts.
You may house their
bodies,
but
not thair
souls,
For their
souls dwell in th e house
of tomorrow, which you cannot visit,
not even in your dreams.
You may strive
to bo like th em, but
se ek not to make th em like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries
with ye sterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as livin g arrows aresent
forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path
of tho lnfinate
, an d He bends you with
his might that Hi s arrows may go swift
a nd far.
Let your bending in the archer's
hand
be for gladness;
For even as ho lov es the arrow th at flies
so He lov es also th e bow that is stable.
Kahil
Gibran,
THE PROPHET
ODD ~ ENDS
S
Wh we have here
at
is
an anpty box.
ANNOUij
CEMF.NTS
.w~are actively aolicitin g peo ple to he]p out
with cl ea:nup mfter meetin gs ~ But don't ~ait to
be drafted-just
pitch in
if you have the time.
.Rita LaPorte~ Nati onal
Pr~sident
of DOB, tells
us we're pronouncing
"Bi Lilia " wron g .. Seems
it sho ul d be Bil-eet -us
instead
of Bil-ite-us.
Well we're new.: at thi;s ·!i~nd Boston ians have always been noted for the
unique wa y th ey do thiDgs .
.We're askin g everybod y
to provide herself
with
a last name. By all meansr
creatA one if you wish.
But if you make VOYAG,
E
Sue Smith sounds more
compet ent than s~e s ••
Do let
an officer
know
who you are goin g to be.
(For mAilin g purposes
we 'll continue
to us e
the na mes you hav e already g iven.)
.Arlin gton Str ee t Church
asks that we leav e and
enter by th e door marked " Honeywell Clmpel".
a
The oth er gro ~p mee ting
in the church Frid ay
ni ghts is Th~ Dama3ed
Angels , a coffehouse
with dim li gh ts and
che ckered tableclo t hs.
(s@/Jftl/]{J@
Please fill
it.
Al l co n tr i bu t i o~s in vi te d .
Poet ry-j ok es - or wha t ~ver.
jOri~inAl or an old favorite
.
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�MAI
DEN VOYAGE
(l-}
NOTICE
.
Bylaws of the national
organization
rule that no DOB newsleiter
·
shAll be sold.
MAID VOYAGEwill also be such a ser vice; subEN
scriptions
are free to rr.e:ribers of DO alon g with their membership ,;.
B
VOYAGE l also appear in th e
wil
our maili r.v list . Thi s is how
be : n~ a nonprofit
or ga~i z8tio n
in ar eas of producti on and circ
otions hav e already mat e rialize
mai l box of any interested
adult on
it shou].d be.
Unfortunately,h
ow
:ever,
co es h ave its problemsespecially
ulation.
Fin~nciAl and staff
limit d.
So much is happenin ~ that is of interest
to us all-a ctivity
within
DOB withi n t he homoph ile comm
,
unity,
and society
at lar ge -th at
1
M
AIDS~ VOYA is sur e to beco me a va 1 ue ble service
GE
th e t can end
shou ld ex~and as we expa nd.
Theref ore •. •
We ne ed your 3up por t,
pl ease-h elp us to grow.
??6n tions ar e requested
a
becaus e we have no oth'3r source
but. the donati on s of 011r member s, friends,
ond interested
of inoo nre-2
pa:r.ties.
·
If you can ai d in produ c tion,
circulation,
reporting-anythin
g,
ple ase let us hear : l"orn you. -:H:--::--::·Y.·
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SUBSCRIPTION
*
Editor,
Edito r: Sos t on Chspt er Newsletter,
* Contact Kelly,c / ct
DOB V.A D~N VOYAGS Box 221
I
,
. •::- Marty
Pruden tial Center Sta ti on,
* Ma iden Voyage or
Busto n,Mass. 02 199
* telephone 581-1869
*
Dea r Edito r :
Ple ss e co n tir.ue
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my f ree
subs cr iption
to the MAI EN VOYAG.
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�MAI EN VOYAGE
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VIEWPOINT
The Killin g of Sist er George,
The Fox, The r e se and Is~belle;
what did you think of t h ese movies?
Did they infuriate
you or did
you cons ider them fair portrayals?
It 's obviou s that th er e could be
no one movie or play that depicts
gay life in a nutshell.
Strai ght
life is var ied with thousands of
stories
to tell,
and of course
it's
the same i n the gay ~orld.
But t here is much disag reement
among the homophile community as
to the ac curacy of not only the
movie s mention ed above, but
doz en s of other product i ons.
Is bad publicity
better than !12.
publicity?
And what ·of gay ref er ences in
"straight
films"?
Are you erfended when a superstar
screams
"Di rty qu eer" on th e great sil ve r s cr een? It se ems tha t almo st
every rece nt movi e has s ome kind
of ga y sequ ence in it.
What
VIEWPOINTwants to l earn is how
you feel about either
the refer en ces
or the produ cti ons that actually
have homos exual plot s.
So if you cried when Sis ter Geor ge
was reduced to a "cow", while
t he s tra ight coup le next to you
l augh ed- or if you crin ge when a
script
screams PERVERSIO or
Neven if th at's what you liketh en please let us know. C 1 mon,
ev eryone's
a cri tic!
VIEWPOINT P.O. BOX 221
,
PR
UrENT
IAL CF.NTERSTATION
BOSTO MA
N,
~S.
02199
WHO
WAS BILITIS?
It's
a lon g story,
folks.
Seems that when D.O. B. was
first
organized
they wanted
a name that would give a
clue to the nature of the
or ganization
to it&!',potential memb
ers, while s till
not letting
the strai ght people
-know what was going on. So
they went to French literature,
and found the work
of one Pierre Louys, a hoaxter
who put on vhe whole French
intelligent!ia
• some hundr ed years
ago by tellin g them he'd discoverec
manuscripts
written
by Bilitis,
a girl frien d of Sappho on the
isle of Lesbos, such that woul d
make Sappho's work look lik e
"greasy ki d stuff"? . So all the
French started
r eading Louys
until someone spoiled the fun
by sayin g he saw Louys writin g
the thin gs hims elf by can dleli gh t in a garret room. Poor M.
Louys was reviled
and dis graced,
and has since be en forgotten
by
all but us.
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CALENDAR
December
20 - 8:30 P. M.: Barty
(Detail
January
2 ..
s elsewhere
at Gran g e Hall in Weare,
in .this issue.)
9:00 P.M.: Busine s s meetin g in Clarke
St.
Chur ch,
355 Boylston
St.
New Hampshire
Room, Arlington
Boston.
10:00 P.M.: Auction of gay books to raise money for
D.O.B. will follow business
meeting.
Everyone is
asked to try to donate
funds : t o bid with also.
a book or two, and bring
Refreshments
will be served.
January
9 ...
8:00 P.M.: Meetin g to hear the tape of the D.O.B.
radio program which was br oadcast Nov. 22 over WMEXo
Meetin g in the Clarke Room, Arlington
St. Church.
Discus s ion will follow.
Re freshments
will be served.
January
16 -
8 :45 P . M.: "What Does Org anized Religion
Say About
Homosexuality?"
.. talk by Edward Harris,
Pastor of
the Arlin g ton St. Church.
Find out why Arlin g ton
St. Church welcom e s D.O.B •• Discussion
and refreshments
will follow.
Clarke Room.
ALL D.O.B. EVE S WILL BEGIN PRO PTLY AT THE ANNOUNCE
NT
M
D TIME.
Meetin g plac es will always be open early f or those who wish to come
early.
Unless oth erwise not ed -women only, please.
COMING
SOONIN BOSTON
DOB
- Formation
o f a commitee to d i r e ct our activities
in law reform
and publ ic e ducati on.
If yo u would lik e to serve on such a
committe e , be sure one of th e officers
is aware of your interest.
- Formation
of a comm ttee to plan parties,
i
danc e s, and social
events.
Let one of the offi c ers know if your interested.
- ~iscussions,
mor e s p eakers,
s po rts events,
and more parties.
Watch your mail for details.
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The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a lesbian organization founded in 1955 in San Francisco by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon for the purpose of self-knowledge and self-acceptance, public education, involvement in research, and lobbying to change the laws criminalizing homosexuality. Starting primarily as a private social group for lesbians focused on the integration of the lesbian into mainstream society, the aims of the group shifted during the 1960s due to the changing political, social and economic conditions of the decade. The DOB took up political activism to lobby for the rights of lesbians, promoting individualism with a decreased emphasis on societal conformity. During the 1960s many regional chapters were chartered around the country and globally, continuing the organization even after the closing of the San Francisco national office in 1978.<br /><br />The Boston chapter was founded in 1969 during a period when many homophile organizations were forming in Boston. Early leaders of the Boston DOB included Lois Johnson, Shari Barden, and Laura Robin/McMurry, who were prominent promoters of the group and its activities.<br /><br />The Boston chapter published a newsletter, originally entitled <em>Maiden Voyage</em>, until 1971 when it was renamed <em>Focus</em>. The publication runs from December 1969 to October 1983.
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