Pornography: Men Possessing Women, by: Andrea ... - Feminish

A c k n o w le d g m e n tsT he difficulties involved in writing and publishing this book wereenormous. T he pornography that I had to study became a centralpart of my life and caused me great personal anguish. I had a veryhard time making a living while writing this book, partly becausemagazines and newspapers, with few exceptions, refused to publishmy work. Book publishers did not want to publish this book. T hecompletion of this book is for me a trium ph of survival as a writer.Many people helped me and I will never forget them. It is both fairand true to say that I would have gone under without them.John Stoltenberg and Elaine Markson: I can never express what Iowe them.D uring the time I wrote this book all of these people helped mesubstantially: Kathleen Barry, Raymond Bongiovanni, Gena Corea,John Corwin, Sheryl Dare, Margaret Desmond, Wendi Dragonfire,Joanne Edgar, Sandra Elkin, Ellen Frankfort, Leah Fritz, RobertG urland, Susan H ester, Lin Hill, Shere H ite, Patricia Hynes,Karla Jay, Eleanor Johnson, Judah Kataloni, Barbara Levy, CatharineM acKinnon, Donna Mages, Julie Melrose, Robin Morgan,Bert Pogrebin, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Janice Raymond, AdrienneRich, Florence Rush, Anne Simon, Gloria Steinem, MargaretStoltenberg, Vincent Stoltenberg, Geri Thom a, Laurie Woods andher colleagues at the National Center on Women and Family Law.W omen’s groups all over the country also helped me— theiractivism was a constant support. I thank Women Against Pornography,Women Against Violence in Pornography and Media, WomenAgainst Violence Against Women, Women Against Pornography,People Against Pornography, Feminists Against Pornography,