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Who was Leslie Perri, and why—since she only published 3 short stories—is she important to the science fiction field?
Leslie Perri was actually a pen name. The author behind it was Doris Marie Claire “Doë” Baumgardt, an American science fiction fan, writer, and illustrator. She was one of the handful of women involved in early science fiction fandom, and she was a member of the Futurians—the science fiction fan club that boasted as members many of the top writers and editors to emerge in the golden age of science fiction. Frederik Pohl, Isaac Asimov, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert A.W. Lowndes, James Blish, Damon Knight, Virginia Kidd, C.M. Kornbluth, Larry Shaw, and Richard Wilson were all members, among others.
Baumgardt was introduced to the Futurians through Pohl, who she was dating
