Betty in the 80s
She is so bold and powerful in these pictures. What I wouldn't give to go back in time and share a conversation with this marvelous woman.
Betty and Andrew
Betty talked about her python boots all the time. They were made for a rock star who never came back to pick them up - she spotted them through the store window and had to have them.
Betty, Grant and Friend
Nudity was always a healing part of Betty's life. She held no shame and understand the power of sharing nudity with others.
Betty on the West Coast
Betty was bicoastal for most of the 70's. Feminism...the Sexual Revolution...and Betty's career were on fire.
Betty with Vibe
This is another photo from NOW's Sexuality conference in 1973. She is divine.
NOW Sexuality Conference
In 1973, NOW hosted their first and last sexuality conference. Betty presented her vulva slideshow to a standing ovation and reintroduced the vibrator as a pleasure device. Here is an audio podcast of Betty's lecture: https://soundcloud.com/bettydodson/bettys-speech-now-sexuality-conference-1973
Betty and Sheila
Betty and Sheila launched the Bodysex workshops together in the mid-1970s. They were, what Betty called, "Fuck Buddies". Since they only shared masturbation, the lesbians wouldn't accept them as a couple.
Betty as Activist
This is my favorite picture of Betty. She is so determined.
Yoga Betty
She was in her late 40s in this pic but you can see her dedication to health and exercise.
Betty Writing Liberating Masturbation
She wrote her feminist classic Liberating Masturbation in San Francisco blocks from the Castro. Of course she wrote in the nude.