by lisabenography | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is my third blog post in my blog experiment of writing short reflections on Edye in service of book drafting. *** Edythe is a celebrity in my world. But in the 1940s, she was also a popular voice in science fiction (or as they called it back then, SF) magazines...
by lisabenography | Mar 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is my second blog post in my blog experiment of writing short reflections on Edye in service of book drafting. *** When I was in grad school I told everyone I could get to listen to me about Edythe’s story, how miraculous she was and how talented and witty,...
by lisabenography | Mar 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
The first time I read Vice Versa was in a class at near the end of my Masters Degree before I transitioned into the PhD. My professor at the time was lenient with my research that term and allowed me to study feminist periodicals, even though if I remember correctly...
by lisabenography | Feb 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Watch your cruising in the gay bars Or on Hollywood and Vine The Vice Squad keeps on breaking up That old gang of mine.” – Lisa Ben “That Old Gang of Mine” I recently wrote a newsletter about my reasons for creating LisaBenography. As I...
by lisabenography | Feb 21, 2021 | 2010s, Music
“…’The Spine of Lisa Ben’ is an ode to a 1950s pioneering homosexual published writer. It was a huge revolution for sexual freedom in general. It’s about historical events of political situations.”- Anders Bach of the band Ice Cream...