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Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers:

A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America
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Columbia University Press, 1991 - History - 373 pages

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 She draws from journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, media accounts, novels, medical literature, pop culture artifacts, and oral histories by lesbians of all ages and backgrounds, uncovering a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.

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Review: Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men~Between Women)

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Lillian Faderman tells the compelling story of lesbian life in the 20th century, from the early 1900s to today's diverse lifestyles. Using journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, news accounts ... Read full review

Review: Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men~Between Women)

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A Great piece of writing. I especially enjoyed the chapters on early pulp writing. Read full review

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About the author (1991)

Lillian Faderman is professor emerita of English at California State University, Fresno, and author of the award-winning Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present and Scotch Verdict: Miss Pirie and Miss Woods v. Dame Cumming Gordon. She is also the author of Naked in the Promised Land: A Memoir and To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America -- A History, and coauthor of Gay L. A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, And Lipstick Lesbians.

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TitleOdd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America
Between men - between women : lesbian and gay studies
Between men--between women
AuthorLillian Faderman
Edition4, reprint
PublisherColumbia University Press, 1991
ISBN0231074883, 9780231074889
Length373 pages
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History / Social History
Social Science / Gay Studies
Social Science / Lesbian Studies
  
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