When Phyllis assumed the editorship of The Ladder she also assumed the alias of “Ann Ferguson.” About the same time we started the public lecture series, at which meetings we, of course, publicized the magazine. When someone requested an introduction to the editor, members found themselves calling, “Ann . . . Ann! . . . Ann! . . . ANN!” But it finally took “Phyllis!” to get her attention. From that point on we cautioned those who intended to use aliases to at least keep their first names or nicknames.
