Some of the earliest published studies of female homosexual activity were written from observations of, and data gathered from, incarcerated women. Margaret Otis published “A Perversion Not Commonly Noted” in the 1913 Journal of American Psychology, coupling a decidedly Puritanical moral foundation with an almost revolutionary sympathy for lesbian relationships; her focus revolved more around her revulsion for sexual contact between those of different ethnic backgrounds, yet offered an almost radical tolerance of the lesbian relations themselves, as Otis noted “…sometimes the love [of one young woman for another] is very real and seems almost ennobling.” This document provided a rare view from a tightly controlled setting monitored by a corrections supervisor. [...]