Sarah Aldridge
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Sarah Aldridge (born Anyda Marchant, January 27, 1911, Rio de Janeiro – died January 11, 2006) was a founding partner for Naiad Press and a writer of primarily lesbian popular fiction.

Early Life and Career

Aldridge was the daughter of Langworthy and Maude Marchant, and moved with her family to Washington, D.C. at age six.

After earning her undergraduate degree, followed in 1933 by her law degree from the National University of Washington, D.C. (now George Washington University), she was admitted to practice in Virginia and Washington D.C., and before the U.S. Court of Claims and the U. S. Supreme Court.

She served the World Bank as an attorney in the Legal Department for 18 years until retiring in 1972.

Aldridge is the author of many literary works, including All True Lovers, Tottie, A Flight of Angels, The Latecomer, The Nesting Place.

Aldridge ([1]) was with her female companion, Muriel Inez Crawford, for 57 years.

Aldridge died January 11, 2006, aged 94. She was awarded the Golden Crown Literary Society Trailblazer Award posthumously in June 2007.

External links

• Washington Post Obituary