When Megan Went Away was not widely distributed upon publication although the text of the story was republished by the magazine Ms. As a lesbian working in a feminist bookstore in Denver in her early twenties, Severance sought to rectify the lack of picture book content for children with lesbian parents in her community. The book, published by American independent press Lollipop Power, depicts a child dealing with the separation of her mother and her mother's partner, Megan. It is the first picture book to include any LGBT characters, and specifically the first to feature lesbian characters. When Megan Went Away is a 1979 children's picture book written by Jane Severance and illustrated by Tea Schook.
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