S/HEMinnie Bruce Pratt expands the boundaries of gender and its theory in these sophisticated lyrical vignettes sited at the crossroads of feminist analysis, queer theory and transgender liberation. |
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Page 25
Minnie Bruce Pratt. PINK DRESS When we were eight, she was the bold one
whose foot I followed, branch to branch, up the sweetgum tree, up into the purple-
black spicy leaves. Or her bare feet, cal- lused as boots at the end of the summer,
...
Minnie Bruce Pratt. PINK DRESS When we were eight, she was the bold one
whose foot I followed, branch to branch, up the sweetgum tree, up into the purple-
black spicy leaves. Or her bare feet, cal- lused as boots at the end of the summer,
...
Page 40
Maybe this would be the safe way to dress as a woman on my own, without a
man, no calling attention to myself as sexual prey. Maybe men would leave me
alone and other lesbians would say hello. Curious to have to dress less "like a ...
Maybe this would be the safe way to dress as a woman on my own, without a
man, no calling attention to myself as sexual prey. Maybe men would leave me
alone and other lesbians would say hello. Curious to have to dress less "like a ...
Page 153
The woman to my left says, "I haven't worn a dress in twenty years. What do you
mean, you've learned to flirt your skirts?" She is sophisticated and powerful in
cream silk slacks and shirt. The woman to my right says, "Honey, TV like to see
you ...
The woman to my left says, "I haven't worn a dress in twenty years. What do you
mean, you've learned to flirt your skirts?" She is sophisticated and powerful in
cream silk slacks and shirt. The woman to my right says, "Honey, TV like to see
you ...
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| Title | S/HE |
| Author | Minnie Bruce Pratt |
| Publisher | Firebrand Books, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1563410605, 9781563410604 |
| Length | 189 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
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