Download or read book Lesbiana written by Barbara Grier and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1956 to 1972, The Ladder was the monthly national magazine by and for lesbians, the first of its kind in the United States. It was originally conceived of as a recruitment tool and publicity vehicle for the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the lesbian group, founded in San Francisco in 1955 by a group of eight lesbians including Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin.