Samois
(Established 1978 – Dissolved 1983)
SAMOIS was a lesbian-feminist BDSM organization based in San Francisco and founded in 1978, taking its name from the estate of Anne-Marie, a lesbian dominatrix in Story of O who pierces and brands O. Samois-Sur-Seine is a village found south of Paris near Fontainebleau.
We invite you to follow this link, for the "Leather Hall of Fame". They have a well documented history of SAMOIS.