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Meg Daly, writer, editor, rabble rouser meg@megdaly.com   
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Letters of Intent: Women Cross the Generations to Talk about Family, Work, Sex, Love and the Future of Feminism (1999, Free Press)
“Here, between covers, is the rich, bright, stimulating exchange that now goes on between feminists in their 50s and 60s and those in their 20s and 30s. This collection is not only a pleasure to read, it’s a social document.” —Vivian Gornick

“A host of independent spirits—committed to feminist ideals, but determined to tread their own paths.” —The New York Times Book Review


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Surface Tension: Love, Sex and Politics Between Lesbians and Straight Women (1996, Touchstone)
“Articulate and emotionally complex, these writers offer us a revealing glimpse of the vast, unspoken territory of eroticism and compassion that often exists between lesbian and straight women. By bringing together voices from every point on the sexuality continuum, this book offers us a more thorough and nuanced understanding of female friendship and desire.” —Rebecca Walker


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Also, find my work in:
Sex & Single Girls: Straight and Queer Women on Sexuality
Edited by Lee Damsky (2000, Seal Press)


“Sex and Single Girls is fresh, bold, revolutionary, and entertaining. Lee Damsky has brought together a diverse group of voices that illustrate just how complex, exciting, and ever-changing women's sexuality can be. It both interrogates and celebrates sexual identity, sexual power, and sexual satisfaction. This book is a must-read for every woman, (and person) who cares about sex—it proves that we have indeed come a long way, baby.” —Tristan Taormino

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Every Woman I've Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers
Edited by Catherine Reid and Holly Iglesias (1997, Cleis Press)


An impressive line-up of lesbian authors examines the mother/daughter relationship...in essays, poems and dramatic monologues, and even one photo essay. As women who love women, these writers bring passionate intensity and complicated depths to this fundamental, first love. Dorothy Allison, Gloria Anzaldua, Claudia Bepko, Meg Daly, Jyl Lynn Felman, Marilyn Hacker, Holly Hughes, Audre Lorde, Laura Markowitz, Jane Miller, Cherrie Moraga, Joan Nestle, Linda Niemann, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Mattie Richardson, Maureen Seaton, Mab Segrest, Shay Youngblood and others.

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