Obit watch: November 12, 2015.

Carol Doda has passed away at the age of 78.

For those of you like me who were a little young to remember Ms. Doda, she was an early and influential topless dancer:

To understand the scandalousness of Ms. Doda’s precedent-setting impromptu performance in San Francisco, on June 19, 1964, consider that it was followed less than a month later in that same city by the Republican National Convention that nominated the conservative Barry Goldwater.

Apologies for the lack of pictures to provide historical context, but I am blogging from work…

Edited to add: more from SFGate.

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