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| − | '''Mary A. Southworth''' (briefly '''Mary Southworth Young'''), a [[Detroit]] [[fan]] active beginning in the 1950s, remained at least partly involved into the 1990s. She moved to the [[East Coast | + | '''Mary A. Southworth''' (briefly '''Mary Southworth Young'''), a [[Detroit]] [[fan]] active beginning in the 1950s, remained at least partly involved into the 1990s. She moved to the [[East Coast]] and, in the late 1980s with [[Karl Olson]], opened two [[sf]] and mystery bookstore in [[Saratoga Springs, NY| Saratoga Springs]] in [[upstate New York]]: [[Saratoga SF and Mystery]] and [[Tales of Space and Crime]] and was a regular [[huckster]] in regional [[conventions]]. |
Mary is perhaps best known in [[fandom]] as the [[femmefan]] who was in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s room at the time of the [[Midwestcon Door Incident]], supposedly reading the [[stencils]] for the next issue of his [[fanzine]] ''[[Dimensions]]''. | Mary is perhaps best known in [[fandom]] as the [[femmefan]] who was in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s room at the time of the [[Midwestcon Door Incident]], supposedly reading the [[stencils]] for the next issue of his [[fanzine]] ''[[Dimensions]]''. | ||
{{person}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:US]] | {{person}} [[Category:fan]] [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 15 January 2021
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Mary A. Southworth (briefly Mary Southworth Young), a Detroit fan active beginning in the 1950s, remained at least partly involved into the 1990s. She moved to the East Coast and, in the late 1980s with Karl Olson, opened two sf and mystery bookstore in Saratoga Springs in upstate New York: Saratoga SF and Mystery and Tales of Space and Crime and was a regular huckster in regional conventions.
Mary is perhaps best known in fandom as the femmefan who was in Harlan Ellison's room at the time of the Midwestcon Door Incident, supposedly reading the stencils for the next issue of his fanzine Dimensions.
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