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Title: Ladder (San Francisco, Calif. : 1956)

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City: San Francisco, California  Country: United States
Frequency: Monthly
Language: English
Subject/Audience: LGBTQ
Notes: "Published by lesbians and directed to all women seeking full human dignity; began in 1956. It was then the only lesbian publication in the U.S. Its purpose was to raise all women to full human status, with all of the rights and responsibilities this entails, and to include all women, whether lesbian or heterosexual. Last issued in September of 1972 after sixteen continuous years of publication."

Available in the following formats/locations:
Format: Online   
Online Collection: Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives (Archives of Sexuality and Gender)  [Access restricted to UIUC affiliates.]
Summary Dates: 1962 – 1972
Detailed Dates: Nov, 1962 – Aug/Sep, 1972  

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM306.76609758At62
Location: Oak Street (Offsite Storage). Request this material by using the Online Library Catalog.
Notes: Reel 110
Collection: Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives
Summary Dates: 1962 – 1972
Detailed Dates: Nov, 1962 – Aug/Sep, 1972  

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM071.3Un23(unit 4)
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Notes: Reel 11.
Collection: UPC Alternative Press Center Supp.
Summary Dates: 1972 – 1972
Detailed Dates: Feb/Mar, 1972 – Aug/Sep, 1972  

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM396H439
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Collection: Herstory: Microfilm Edition of the International Women's History Periodical Archive
Summary Dates: 1956 – 1971
Detailed Dates: Oct, 1956 – Aug/Sep, 1971  (Unit 1, Reels 7-8)

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM306.76605SA52
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Collection: San Fran. Bay Area Gay/Lesbian Serials
Summary Dates: 1956 – 1972
Detailed Dates: Oct, 1956 – Aug/Sep, 1972  

Format: Print   Call Number: FACSIMILE306.76605LA
Location: Main Stacks. Access on 2nd Floor Main Library
Summary Dates: 1956 – 1972
Detailed Dates:

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