Valerie Taylor is the pen name of Velma Young, author of the lesbian pulp classics Whisper Their Love (1957), The Girls in 3-B (1959), World Without Men (1963), Journey to Fulfillment (1964), and Ripening (1988). With the $500 proceeds of her first novel, Hired Girl (1953), Taylor bought a pair of shoes, two dresses, and hired a divorce lawyer. After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as the author of pulp fiction novels, poetry (under the name of Nacella Young), and romances (under the name Francine Davenport). A long-time activist for gay and lesbian rights, she was a co-founder of Mattachine Midwest and the Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago.
"A remarkable slice of bohemia from the 1950s. Valerie Taylor gives
'pulp' a good name and weaves a wondrous tale of love, lesbianism,
poetry, and sex around three young women who leave their small town
for the allure of the big city." —Jack Halberstam, author of Female
Masculinity
"The Girls in 3-B will give you a sense of the dangers and delights
of passion between women in another era. . . . Valerie Taylor's
much-loved story has achieved well-deserved classic status in the
lesbian pulp canon." —Ann Bannon, author of Odd Girl Out
"A remarkable slice of bohemia from the 1950s. Valerie Taylor gives 'pulp' a good name and weaves a wondrous tale of love, lesbianism, poetry, and sex around three young women who leave their small town for the allure of the big city." -Jack Halberstam, author of Female Masculinity "The Girls in 3-B will give you a sense of the dangers and delights of passion between women in another era. . . . Valerie Taylor's much-loved story has achieved well-deserved classic status in the lesbian pulp canon." -Ann Bannon, author of Odd Girl Out
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