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DETAILS: Original vintagepinback button issued by Naiad Press. Circa 1973. Measures 1 3/4" inches. For other originalgay civil rightsbuttonsbe certain to visit our store. We carry an extensive selection of itemsfrom progressive groups, activistsand causes fromthe 1960's and1970's.
BACKGROUND: Naiad Press (1973–2003) was an American publishing company, one of the first dedicated to lesbian literature. It was founded by partners Barbara Grier and Donna McBride in1973, along with Anyda Marchant and Muriel Crawford. It was devoted exclusively to lesbian literature. The company began both in Kansas City, Missouri, home of Grier and McBride and Rehoboth Beach, DE, home of Marchant and Crawford. The business began with $2000, provided by the author of the Press's first work, The Latecomer by Sarah Aldridge, the pen name of lawyer Anyda Marchant, and her partner Muriel Crawford. In 1973, there were few bookstores which would carry such overtly lesbian materials, so Naiad Press relied heavily on mail order in order to market and sell books. Naiad benefitted from its use of the 3800-member mailing list of The Ladder, a prominent and recently defunct lesbian newsletter published by the Daughters of Bilitis. "Naiad's commitment to the publication of lesbian material included the use of its profits from one book to produce the next". At its closing it was the oldest and largest lesbian/feminist publisher in the world.
GUARANTEE: We offer a lifetime guarantee on all of our items to be authentic originals issued by the organization stated. They are not later re-issues or reproductions. We forensically examine all of our items prior to listing to make certain they are authentic.
GAY RIGHTS BUTTONS
Circa 1950-1979
Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particularfocus on counter culture and progressivematerials.We are one of the few retailers in the country that regularly deals in suchitems. We are always adding to our online inventory. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. You will be pleased by the friendliness and knowledge of our staff.
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