Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
Authors
Faderman, Lillian
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Tags
literary criticism , gay and lesbian , history , feminism
ISBN
9780231530743
Date
1991-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
6.54 MB
Lang
en
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Lesbian life in America continues to evolve. As Lillian Faderman writes, there are "no constants with regard to lesbianism," except that lesbians prefer women.

In this book, Faderman reclaims the story of lesbian life in twentieth-century America, tracing the evolution of lesbian identity and subcultures from early networks to today's diverse lifestyles. Faderman samples from journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, media accounts, novels, medical literature, pop culture artifacts, and rich firsthand testimony with lesbians of all races, ages, and classes, uncovering a surprising narrative of unparalleled depth and originality.