As Lillian Faderman writes, there are "no constants with regard to lesbianism," except that lesbians prefer women. In this groundbreaking book, she reclaims the history of lesbian life in twentieth-century America, tracing the evolution of lesbian identity and subcultures from early networks to more recent diverse lifestyles. She draws from journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, media accounts, novels, medical literature, pop culture artifacts, and oral histories by lesbians of all ages and backgrounds, uncovering a narrative of uncommon depth and originality.
- Contents
- Introduction 1
- 1. "The Loves of Women for Each Other": "Romantic Friends" in the Twentieth Century 11
- 2. A Worm in the Bud: The Early Sexologists and Love Between Women 37
- 3. Lesbian Chic: Experimentation and Repression in the 1920s 62
- 4. Wastelands and Oases: The 1930s 93
- 5. "Naked Amazons and Queer Damozels": World War II and Its Aftermath 118
- 6. The Love That Dares Not Speak Its Name: McCarthyism and Its Legacy 139
- 7. Butches, Femmes, and Kikis: Creating Lesbian Subcultures in the 1950s and '60s 159
- 8. "Not a Public Relations Movement": Lesbian Revolutions in the 1960s through 1970s 188
- 9. Lesbian Nation: Creating a Women-Identified-Women Community in the 1970s 215
- 10. Lesbian Sex Wars in the 1980s 246
- 11. From Tower of Babel to Community: Lesbian Life in the 1980s 271
- Epilogue: Social Constructions and the Metamorphoses of Love Between Women 303
- Notes
- Index
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