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Acknowledgments

Endless thanks to Victoria Sanders, our agent, and Rose Hilliard, our editor, whose encouragement, enthusiasm, and exquisite professionalism made Flow a reality. Thanks to Paul Kepple, for his extraordinary design, and to Lisa Pompilio, for creating Flow’s stunning cover.

Many thanks to Trina Robbins, yet again, for sharing her amazing collection of vintage women’s magazines with the world. We would also like to thank Ellie Young and Wanda Husick at
decodog.com
for finding the elusive ads that help tell the story so well; Laurie Henzel at Bust for opening her vintage magazine archive; Susan Carskadon at Diva International, Inc.; Dr. William Fleming at Unique Miniforms; Dr. Shelley Kolton; the informative staff at the New York City Public Library Picture Collection; and Mitch Evans of Ad*Access, at Duke University Libraries.

Much appreciation to the following artists for allowing us to include their work: Amanda Adams, Erin Seery, Kristen St. Thomas, Claire Elizabeth Platt, Elli Pace, and Bredette Dyer.

We’d also like to thank Jennifer Enderlin, John Murphy for “getting it” with such enthusiasm from the word go, and everyone at St. Martin’s Press who supported this project throughout. It really makes a difference knowing you have a whole publishing house cheering you on!

This couldn’t have happened without the support and understanding of our family and friends who helped us make it through all the blood (ahem), sweat, and tears.