Beacon Press

beacon press is an independent, nonprofit book publisher founded in 1854. the mission of beacon press is to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person; to promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; to encourage the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process in society; to further the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; to foster respect for the interdependent web of all existence; and to bear witness to the importance of literature and the arts in democratic life. founded in 1854, beacon has published many groundbreaking classics, including james baldwin’s notes of a native son, herbert marcuse’s one-dimensional man, jean baker miller’s toward a new psychology of women, and mary daly’s gyn/ecology. in 1971, beacon published the senator gravel edition of the pentagon papers in five volumes, prompting a call from then-president richard nixon and ultimately resulting in a supreme court case. beacon is also the publis