Aphra (Full run of first two years)
New York: APHRA Inc., 1969-71. Stapled wraps. This quarterly publication, running from 1969-1976, was a women's literary magazine with fiction, essays and poetry. The title refers to Aphra Behn (1640-1689), one of the first women to earn her living through writing.
Volumes 1, nos. 1-2, and Vol. 2 nos. 2-4: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (21.5 x 17 cm).
Vol. 1 nos. 3-4, Vol.2 no. 9 x 6 inches (23 x 15cm).
Vol.1 , no 1, Fall 1969. Free Women, Thinking, Doing, Being. Front cover corners slightly rubbed, dark stain front cover. Subscription form tipped in.
Includes blurbs of good wishes from Simone de Beauvoir, Gwendolyn Brooks, Grace Paley, Anne Sexton, and May Swenson. 72 pp.
Vol. 1 no, 2, Winter 1970. Free Women Revolution Through Art Art Through Revolution. Some discoloration on spine, slight wear to edges, subscription form tipped in. Contributors include: Isabel Miller, Rita Mae Brown. 72 pp.
Vol. 1 no.3, Spring 1970. The Woman as Artist. Contributors include: Marge Piercy, Rita Mae Brown, and Alta. 72 pp.
Vol.1 no. 4 Autumn 1970. Free Women: The Family. Contributors include Adrienne Rich and Mae Swenson 72 pp.
Vol.2 no. Winter 1970. Free Women. Discoloration to wraps, writing in ink on page page and remains of stamp also on rear.
Corners rubbed. Contributors include: Berenice Abbott, Phyllis Chesler, Susan Griffin, and Marilyn Hacker. 72 pp.
Vol. 2 no. 4 Autum 1971. Free Women Mothers Daughters. Slight crease on bottom front cover, discoloration on back near spine. Contributors include: Rosellen Brown and Marilyn Hacker. 72 pp.
Vol. 2 no. 3 Summer 1971. Free Women Passion Pain Progress. "Judy Syfers" written in ink on upper front cover. Judy Syfers was a feminist writer famous for her essay, "I Want a Wife," which was published in the first edition of Ms. Magazine.Contributors include: Carolyn Heilbrun, Kate Chopin. (3) prints of sculptures by Louise Bourgeois. 72 pp.
Vol. 2 no. 2 Spring 1971. The Whore Issue. Some discoloration on front and back cover, corners slightly curled. . "Judy Syfers" written in ink on upper front cover. Contributors include: Marge Piercy, and art by Kate Millett and Kaethe Kollwitz. 72 pp. Item #1618
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