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Oram (women's studies, Univ. Coll. Northampton) and Turnbull, who works for a national charity, have assembled a wide array of primary sources including newspapers, scholarly writings, diaries, and letters that represent British lesbian history beginning in the late 18th century. There is a brief introduction to each section, but the sources make up the bulk of the work. The authors acknowledge the difficulties inherent in identifying women from the past as lesbians. Opening with accounts of cross-dressing women and romantic friends, the authors proceed to offer commentaries by medical, legal, and educational professionals on the nature and impact of lesbians on society and then move on to consider lesbianism in British culture with an extensive look at the reactions to the 1928 Well of Loneliness obscenity trial. The book closes with a broader look at lesbianism in the 20th century. Although it covers much of the same ground as Lillian Faderman's Surpassing the Love of Men (LJ 2/15/81), Faderman's detailed analysis is richer in primary sources. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Debra Moore, Cerritos Coll., Norwalk, CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
'This critical anthology, which brings together a wide range of extracts from British primary sources, is a landmark for lesbian history.' - June Purvis, THES 30/5/03
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Oram (women's studies, Univ. Coll. Northampton) and Turnbull, who works for a national charity, have assembled a wide array of primary sources including newspapers, scholarly writings, diaries, and letters that represent British lesbian history beginning in the late 18th century. There is a brief introduction to each section, but the sources make up the bulk of the work. The authors acknowledge the difficulties inherent in identifying women from the past as lesbians. Opening with accounts of cross-dressing women and romantic friends, the authors proceed to offer commentaries by medical, legal, and educational professionals on the nature and impact of lesbians on society and then move on to consider lesbianism in British culture with an extensive look at the reactions to the 1928 Well of Loneliness obscenity trial. The book closes with a broader look at lesbianism in the 20th century. Although it covers much of the same ground as Lillian Faderman's Surpassing the Love of Men (LJ 2/15/81), Faderman's detailed analysis is richer in primary sources. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. Debra Moore, Cerritos Coll., Norwalk, CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
'This critical anthology, which brings together a wide range of extracts from British primary sources, is a landmark for lesbian history.' - June Purvis, THES 30/5/03
See all Editorial Reviews
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 78 books Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: lesbian history, female husband, passing women, lesbian lives, female homosexuality (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Miss Pirie, Miss Woods, Radclyffe Hall, Miss Cumming, Arena Three (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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By the late twentieth century lesbian historiography had come to regard the mannish woman of the past as an archetypal lesbian, whether she was simply adopting elements of male clothing, or successfully passing as a man in everyday life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lesbian history, female husband, passing women, lesbian lives, female homosexuality, homosexual women Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Pirie, Miss Woods, Radclyffe Hall, Miss Cumming, Arena Three, Miss Lee, Miss Aldclyffe, Miss Butler, Miss Haward, Miss Pickford, Miss Pine, Anne Lister, Havelock Ellis, Maud Allan, Miss Ponsonby, New Woman, Old Bailey, Virginia Woolf, Daily Herald, Miss Hall, Pearce Crouch, Stephen Gordon, Sunday Express, Vita Sackville-West, Civil Service New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
By the late twentieth century lesbian historiography had come to regard the mannish woman of the past as an archetypal lesbian, whether she was simply adopting elements of male clothing, or successfully passing as a man in everyday life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lesbian history, female husband, passing women, lesbian lives, female homosexuality, homosexual women Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Pirie, Miss Woods, Radclyffe Hall, Miss Cumming, Arena Three, Miss Lee, Miss Aldclyffe, Miss Butler, Miss Haward, Miss Pickford, Miss Pine, Anne Lister, Havelock Ellis, Maud Allan, Miss Ponsonby, New Woman, Old Bailey, Virginia Woolf, Daily Herald, Miss Hall, Pearce Crouch, Stephen Gordon, Sunday Express, Vita Sackville-West, Civil Service New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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