| LC control no. | no2018163239 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ben, Lisa, 1921-2015 |
| Variant(s) | Eyde, Edith, 1921-2015 Eyde, Edythe D., 1921-2015 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Located | Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1921-11-07 |
| Death date | 2015-12-22 |
| Place of birth | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Lesbians' writings |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Editors Lyricists |
| Found in | Ben, Lisa. Vice Versa, June 1, 1947: details (author: Edith Eyde, 1921-; copyright message: copyright © 1947 by Lisa Ben) <https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cbibliographic_details%7C3232373> OutHistory website, viewed November 29, 2018: birthdays (Edith Eyde (Lisa Ben) was born on November 7, 1921 in San Francisco, California; she decided to start Vice Versa (1947-1948), the first lesbian magazine in the country, as a way to not only meet other gay women in her community but provide a publication that was relevant to their interests. She wrote and edited the magazine under the name Lisa Ben, an anagram of lesbian) <http://outhistory.org/items/show/4434> Wikipedia, viewed November 28, 2018: Lisa Ben (Edith Eyde; Edythe D. Eyde (November 7, 1921-December 22, 2015) better known by her pen name Lisa Ben, was an American editor, author, and songwriter. She created the first known lesbian publication in the world, Vice Versa. Ben produced the magazine for a year and distributed it locally in Los Angeles, California in the late 1940s. She was also active in lesbian bars as a musician in the years following her involvement with Vice Versa. Eyde has been recognized as a pioneer in the LGBT movement. Eyde lived in Burbank, California. Although her real name was known, Eyde preferred to be known under her pseudonym, saying that she feared being discovered by people who would "not understand") |
| Associated language | eng |
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