Albatross
Name/Title
AlbatrossEntry/Object ID
2024.4.145Secondary Title
The Lesbian Feminist Satire MagazineDescription
"Albatross" was a lesbian satirical publication that often included social commentary, poetry, comics, and advertisements. Each edition also features a section titled "Junk Mail", where readers will send notes to the editor, Stacey M. Franchild, to be put into the magazine. HOLDINGS: Summer 1976Context
In the June/July 1974 edition of "Sisterhood", the publication by the Mid-East Jersey National Organization for Women (NOW), Stacey M. Franchild announced that she and many other members were leaving the organization due to homophobic views and discrimination from other members of NOW. After leaving NOW, they formed the Mid-East Jersey Radical Feminists, and began to publish "Albatross" in October of 1974. Publication of "Albatross" ceased in 1980, after about 15 editions had been published.Category
Periodical