Feminary: A Feminist Journal for the South Emphasizing Lesbian Visions [7 consecutive issues, 1978-1981]

Durham: Feminary, 1978-1981. Seven volumes, Vol. 9, No.1 - Vol. 11, No. 3. Issues in Vols. 9 and 10 saddle-stapled in wraps, Vol. 11 perfect bound in wraps. Vol. 11, Nos. 1 and 2 released as single volume. 64 pp; 36 pp; 92 pp; 100 pp; 88 pp; 140 pp. Inside back cover contains a granola recipe in the hand of Maris Hearn. Issues are illustrated throughout. All very good to near fine. Item #10369

Seven consecutive issues of Feminary: A Feminist Journal for the South produced between 1978 and 1981. Importantly, the earliest issue in this grouping announces the journal’s transition from a local feminist periodical to a regional lesbian-feminist journal. Feminary was an early feminist journal, founded in 1969 as The Research Triangle Women’s Liberation Newsletter by a collective of UNC students.

The original newsletter, already having undergone several
name changes, halted publishing in 1971. Restarted in 1973, this new iteration began to reflect a lesbian-feminist identity. In 1974, the periodical would start publishing as Feminary. In the Spring 1978 issue of Feminary (found here), a special issue dedicated to “Lesbian Community,” the publishing collective announced an explicit shift in the project toward a lesbian-feminist focus. These early issues of the new Feminary capture a coalescence of identity and publishing philosophy focused on lesbians of the Southern United States. The collection also includes a subscription form and catalog publications from Feminary, produced as a tri-fold pamphlet during this period.

Critical documents of lesbian-feminism, and a rare glimpse at lesbian life in the South during the 1970s and ‘80s.

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