Beverly Herbert

Creator of Benne Gesserit sisterhood;

Inspiration for Lady Jessica;

Editor, Proofreader, Sounding Board for Frank Herbert;

Co-Writer of Chapterhouse: Dune

"... word on the fandom street is that Herbert’s second wife Beverly, who had given up her own writing career in order to support her husband (not by any means an uncommon situation), was not only his editor/proofreader and sounding board but also an uncredited collaborator. Furthermore, that the Bene Gesserit may have been her creation, and she in fact co-wrote Chapterhouse: Dune. There’s no way to be sure how much she contributed to the works published under her husband’s name, but that Beverly Herbert did contribute is highly likely." *