Editing Jane Rule (section)

{{short description|Canadian-American writer (1931–2007)}}
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| name          = Jane Rule
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OBC|size=100%}}
| image         = Jane Rule by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward.jpg
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| birth_date    = {{birth date|1931|03|28}}
| birth_place   = [[Plainfield, New Jersey|Plainfield]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2007|11|27|1931|3|28|df=yes}}
| death_place   = [[Galiano Island]], British Columbia, Canada
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| occupation    = [[Author]]
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| alma_mater    = [[Mills College]]
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| genre         = [[Fiction]], [[non-fiction]], [[essays]]
| subject       = [[Lesbian fiction]]
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| notableworks  = ''[[Desert of the Heart]]'' (1964)
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| partner       = Helen Sonthoff
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'''Jane Vance Rule''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OBC}} (28 March 1931 &ndash; 27 November 2007) was a [[Canadian Americans|Canadian-American]] writer of [[lesbian]]-themed works. Her first novel, ''[[Desert of the Heart]]'', appeared in 1964, when gay activity was still a criminal offence. It turned Rule into a reluctant media celebrity, and brought her massive correspondence from women who had never dared explore lesbianism. Rule became an active anti-censorship campaigner, and served on the executive of the Writers' Union of Canada.