To believe in women what lesbians have done for America ; a history

"A reappraisal of women who are known by history but whose histories are incomplete, To Believe in Women examines how their lesbianism may in fact have facilitated their accomplishments. Lillian Faderman persuasively argues that even before a "lesbian identity" was defined, many femal...

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1. Verfasser: Faderman, Lillian (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Boston, Mass. u.a. Houghton Mifflin 1999
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Zusammenfassung:"A reappraisal of women who are known by history but whose histories are incomplete, To Believe in Women examines how their lesbianism may in fact have facilitated their accomplishments. Lillian Faderman persuasively argues that even before a "lesbian identity" was defined, many female leaders had what would now be called lesbian relationships, free from the constraints of traditional heterosexual arrangements, which might have impeded their pursuits in education, politics, professional life, and culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:XII, 434 S., [8] Bl.
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ISBN:039585010X
0-395-85010-X