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[[File:GenFez.png|thumb|(From right:) Frances Glynn, [[Frances Evans]] and [[Ethel Lindsay]] launching ''Fez'': poster somewhat visible, tho' Francesimiliarity not quite and skirt's adornment barely, but see uncropped photo and another in ''[[Relapse]]'' 17 linked below. ''[[Generation Femizine]]'' cover, photo [[Eric Bentcliffe]] ]]
 
(1933 – March 13, 2009)
 
(1933 – March 13, 2009)
  
'''Frances Glynn''' (later '''Jason''', then Ferguson) was a [[fan]] first from [[Manchester]] in the UK and then from the mid-1960s [[Ohio]]. She was a member of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]] and was part of the group that launched ''[[Femizine]]'' at the [[Supermancon]] in 1954, designing the poster for the [[fanzine]]. According to her brother, she and [[Frances Evans]] were frequently mistaken for one another.
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'''Frances Glynn''' (later '''Jason''', then '''Glynn Ferguson''') was a [[fan]] first from [[Manchester]] in the UK. She was a member of the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]] and was part of the group that launched the all-[[femmefan|female]] [[fanzine]] ''[[Femizine]]'' at [[Supermancon]] in 1954, designing its poster.
  
She moved to [[Cleveland, OH]], in the mid-1960s and married local fan [[Ben Jason]], after which she attended [[Tricon]] and other American conventions. She was particularly friendly with [[Leigh Brackett]] and [[Edmond Hamilton]]. She later married Jim Ferguson, a former career soldier.
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Her elder brother was fan [[Tony Glynn]]. According to his obituary of her, she and [[Frances Evans]], “both dark-haired and attractive, were frequently mistaken for each other.” He also wrote that Frances's “background was in fashion design and dressmaking [and she] was remembered for her [[hall costume|convention skirt]], sporting spaceships, planets and stars”.
  
Her brother was fellow fan [[Tony Glynn]].
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Frances Glynn moved to [[Cleveland, OH]] area in the mid-1960s “and soon became friendly with fans in and around Cleveland.” She married local fan [[Ben Jason]] and attended [[Tricon]] (1966, which Ben co-chaired) and other American conventions. She was particularly friendly with her neighbours [[Leigh Brackett]] and [[Edmond Hamilton]]. She later married Jim Ferguson, a former career soldier; he predeceased her, after which she divided her time between North Ridgeville, OH and Tony's home in Southport, UK.
  
 
===Links===
 
===Links===
*[https://fanac.org/fanzines/Prolapse/Prolapse17.pdf Obituary] by [[Tony Glynn]] in ''[[Relapse]]'' #17, page 28.
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* Obituary by [[Tony Glynn]] in ''[[Relapse]]'' [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Prolapse/Prolapse17.pdf #17, page 28] (with three photos, inc. the above one)
 
 
  
 
{{person | born=1933| died=2009}}
 
{{person | born=1933| died=2009}}

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(From right:) Frances Glynn, Frances Evans and Ethel Lindsay launching Fez: poster somewhat visible, tho' Francesimiliarity not quite and skirt's adornment barely, but see uncropped photo and another in Relapse 17 linked below. Generation Femizine cover, photo Eric Bentcliffe

(1933 – March 13, 2009)

Frances Glynn (later Jason, then Glynn Ferguson) was a fan first from Manchester in the UK. She was a member of the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club and was part of the group that launched the all-female fanzine Femizine at Supermancon in 1954, designing its poster.

Her elder brother was fan Tony Glynn. According to his obituary of her, she and Frances Evans, “both dark-haired and attractive, were frequently mistaken for each other.” He also wrote that Frances's “background was in fashion design and dressmaking [and she] was remembered for her convention skirt, sporting spaceships, planets and stars”.

Frances Glynn moved to Cleveland, OH area in the mid-1960s “and soon became friendly with fans in and around Cleveland.” She married local fan Ben Jason and attended Tricon (1966, which Ben co-chaired) and other American conventions. She was particularly friendly with her neighbours Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton. She later married Jim Ferguson, a former career soldier; he predeceased her, after which she divided her time between North Ridgeville, OH and Tony's home in Southport, UK.

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