To believe in women
what lesbians have done for America--a history
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Word Count
108,500 words, Guess
Page Count
434 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24222067M
- ISBN-139780395850107
- ISBN-10039585010X
- OCLC Control Number41049726
- OCLC Control Numbertobelieveinwomen00faderich
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99026209
Classifications
- DDC305.48/9664/0973
- LCCHQ75.6.U5 F35 1999
Description
A groundbreaking women's history of America explores the roles of lesbian women in the battle to procure rights and privileges for Americans of both genders, arguing that these early female leaders had lesbian relationships free from the constraints of traditional ties that would have impeded their goals.
Description
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.
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