Margaret Porter wrote journals for over 60 years.  She was many things, a poet, a musician, a life long lesbian,a linguist, a researcher and an activist.  She often wore pants in the days when it was not acceptable for women to wear them.  Sometimes she even did this in different countries like France and Mexico.  Often she would write in her journals about the reactions people in those countries had to her defiance of the pants rule.  She noted that children reacted differently than women and men. To see more about Margaret and her fascinating collection click here. Margaret's book collection of lesbian expats in Paris at the turn of the century is on display at the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives.