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moment of the time, the magazine took a radical stance on lesbian feminism. The platform that developed allowed for unfiltered lesbian voices to be expressed, promoting diverse and uncensored discourse within the lesbian and feminist subcultures of 1970s
America. Two terms that often come up when discussing DYKE, A Quarterly is "personal," and "political."
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and lesbian politics. DYKE: A Quarterly featured articles on lesbian "theoretical politics, live events, places, current and past history, media, fashions, music, home economics, literature, animal lore, health, applied sciences and gossip." Seeking out to capture the historical, social and cultural
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DYKE only distributed through women's outlets and by mail, making clear that they were not interested in selling to men or straight women. The magazine's staff and collaborators were mostly lesbians. The majority of the articles were written by lesbians, printed by a lesbian print shop, and their
139:, and more, the editorial content of DYKE, A Quarterly drew from many of these publications. They wrote articles from how to dress like a "dyke," to how to come out of the closet. They created and featured a significant amount of art by lesbians as well as controversial political analysis.
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In a letter from the editors in 1979, DYKE announces the end of its publication. Reasons for discontinuing were cited as: high costs of production due to the quality of materials, small circulation, advertisements, and the name of the publication - which deterred many potential readers.
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In the 2010s Liza digitized the magazine into a blog format, providing free access to issues of DYKE, A Quarterly with additional blog content and links added. Liza also hosts
Facebook and Instagram accounts for the magazine which feature parts of the publications there.
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Despite having a relatively small audience while active, DYKE, A Quarterly did well by alternative press standards and was well known and considered controversial by many. Over time, the magazine became increasingly popular and is today considered to be a key
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Liza Cowan and Penny House got to work on DYKE in
January 1975. Ten months later, the first issue was published. The cause for this endeavor has been cited by Liza Cowan as a response to a gap in the market for exclusively lesbian periodical literature.
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for the lesbian separatist and feminist movement. Additionally, the design and name of the magazine was influential and contributed to lesbian aesthetics and the development of "Dyke," as a facet of lesbian identity.
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Liza Cowan and Penny house were born into Jewish families in New York City and grew up close together. In the early 1970s, after both had come out as lesbians, the duo began to learn about the
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DYKE, A Quarterly is featured, going over the history of the periodical and displaying full page reproductions of some of the magazines front covers and subject matter.
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DYKE has continued to be the subject of study, featured in art books, and remembered as an important part of the second wave feminist movement and lesbian culture.
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