Arnold, June, 1926-1982

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Name (Latin)
Arnold, June, 1926-1982
Other forms of name
Davis, June, 1926-1982
Arnold, June, 1926-
Carpenter, 1926-
Davis, June, 1926-
Date of birth
1926-10-27
Date of death
1982-03-11
Occupation
Novelists
Publishers and publishing
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 5496400
Wikidata: Q21078073
Library of congress: n 50001546
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

June Fairfax Arnold (née Davis; October 27, 1926 – March 11, 1982) was an American novelist, publisher, and lesbian feminist activist known for her novel Sister Gin and posthumous novel Baby Houston. Arnold cofounded the feminist press Daughters, Inc., which published experimental and avant-garde feminist literature, including her own novels The Cook and the Carpenter and Sister Gin. She was a leader in the women in print movement and organized the first national Women in Print Conference in 1976. Her novels are broadly considered important works of feminist, lesbian, and Southern literature.

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