To believe in women : what lesbians have done for America--a history /
Faderman, Lillian.
To believe in women : what lesbians have done for America--a history / Lillian Faderman. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1999 - xii, 434 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-409) and index.
This landmark work of lesbian history focuses on how certain late-nineteenth-century and twentieth-century women whose lives can be described as lesbian were in the forefront of the battle to secure the rights and privileges that large numbers of Americans enjoy today. Lillian Faderman persuasively argues that their lesbianism may in fact have facilitated their accomplishments. A book of impeccable research and compelling readability, TO BELIEVE IN WOMEN will be a source of enlightenment for all, and for many a singular source of pride."www.powells.com"
039585010X
Lesbian feminism--United States
Lesbians--United States
HQ 75.6.U5 / .F123 1999
To believe in women : what lesbians have done for America--a history / Lillian Faderman. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1999 - xii, 434 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-409) and index.
This landmark work of lesbian history focuses on how certain late-nineteenth-century and twentieth-century women whose lives can be described as lesbian were in the forefront of the battle to secure the rights and privileges that large numbers of Americans enjoy today. Lillian Faderman persuasively argues that their lesbianism may in fact have facilitated their accomplishments. A book of impeccable research and compelling readability, TO BELIEVE IN WOMEN will be a source of enlightenment for all, and for many a singular source of pride."www.powells.com"
039585010X
Lesbian feminism--United States
Lesbians--United States
HQ 75.6.U5 / .F123 1999
