Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. : A DocumentaryThis book is a collection of documents relating to the treatment of gay men and lesbians in America's history. Each section includes an introduction by the compiler. |
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She is included because her history suggests connections between passing women , female transvestism , the dress - reform branch of the feminist movement , and Lesbianism . Mary Edwards Walker was born on November 26 , 1832 , near ...
She is included because her history suggests connections between passing women , female transvestism , the dress - reform branch of the feminist movement , and Lesbianism . Mary Edwards Walker was born on November 26 , 1832 , near ...
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After the war , in 1866 , she was elected president of the small National Dress Reform Association , and made a successful speaking tour of England . In 1867 , she returned to Washington and lived for a few years with an energetic young ...
After the war , in 1866 , she was elected president of the small National Dress Reform Association , and made a successful speaking tour of England . In 1867 , she returned to Washington and lived for a few years with an energetic young ...
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These are men and women who for reasons that remain obscure take on the dress and habits of the opposite sex . Their number is small . Five men who lived as women were cited by an informant , two women who lived as men , and others are ...
These are men and women who for reasons that remain obscure take on the dress and habits of the opposite sex . Their number is small . Five men who lived as women were cited by an informant , two women who lived as men , and others are ...
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User Review - corinneblackmer - LibraryThingI feel I will always owe Ned Katz an enormous debt of gratitude for this early classic compendium on gay and lesbian history in the USA. First, he is both sincere and thorough in his feminism and ... Read full review
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| Title | Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. : A Documentary |
| Author | Jonathan Katz |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Crowell, 1976 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0690011644, 9780690011647 |
| Length | 690 pages |
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