Leslie Perri was the pen name of Doris Marie Claire "Doë" Baumgardt, an American science fiction writer, illustrator, and fan. Born in April 1920, she was an active participant in the early science fiction community, contributing to the genre during a formative period of its development in the United States.
Perri is particularly notable for her membership in the Futurians, an influential New York-based science fiction fan club that produced many of the field's most prominent writers, editors, and artists. Within this group, she engaged with contemporary science fiction culture, utilizing her talents as both a writer and an illustrator. Through her involvement with the Futurians and her creative endeavors, Perri established herself as a pioneering female voice in the early science fiction fan movement before her death in January 1970.
