In her new book, There at the Dawning: Memories of a Lesbian Feminist, readers get a front-row seat to the strides in progressive activism by Barbara J. Love and her cohorts of the Second Wave, including friends like Kate Millett, Gloria Steinem, Florence Kennedy, and many others. Fearless, daring and a prominent lesbian activist in the late 1960s and 70s, author Barbara J. Love risked losing jobs and family relationships as she refused to keep her identity hidden. After much repression and guilt, she recognized who she was and that there were others like her. A lifelong lesbian activist was born. Recognized as a leader on the Board of the National Gay Task Force for 12 years, she was commended for “working tirelessly to educate the public about lesbian and gay concerns.” In fact, she testified three times to the New York City Council in the 1970s for gay rights, through which she contributed to changes in discriminatory practices. In 1971, she helped created Identity House, which continues to run as a LGBT volunteer organization in New York. I-House joined activists and therapists to form a counseling center for gays and their families. Barbara J. Love is editor of the encyclopedic history, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, as well as the co-author of, Sapho Was a Right-On Woman.