The Lesbian History Sourcebook: Love and Sex Between Women in Britain from 1780-1970

This groundbreaking critical anthology gathers together a wide range of primary source material on lesbian lives in the past. The material here is drawn from a diverse range of sources, including court records, newspaper reports, literary sources, writings on lesbianism from psychologists, doctors, anthropologists, as well as personal letters and journals.

The sources are arranged into thematic chapters, covering topics such as archetypes of lesbians - cross-dressing women and romantic friends, the making of lesbianism in culture, professional discourse on lesbians, public perceptions of lesbianism and women's own experiences.

This book will be a milestone in the publishing of lesbian history, and is set to provoke the impetus for fresh research.

Author: Alison Oram,Annmarie Turnbull
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/21/2001
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.36w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780415114851

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2001 pg. 122
Library Journal 11/01/2002

About the Author

Alison Oram is Reader in Women's Studies at University College Northampton.,
Annmarie Turnbull works for a national charity.