Tomboys and Bachelor Girls : A Lesbian History of Post-War Britain 1945-71 Paperback / softback
by Rebecca Jennings
Paperback / softback
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Using a rich array of oral histories and archival sources, Tomboys and bachelor girls provides the first detailed academic study of lesbian identity and culture in post-war Britain. Described by psychiatrists as immature and neurotic, and widely ignored as taboo by mainstream society, lesbians nevertheless recognised and accepted their same-sex desire and sought out women like themselves.
Challenging the conventional picture of the post-war decades as years of austerity and conservative femininity, this book traces the emergence of a vibrant lesbian social scene in Britain, centred on the metropolitan nightclubs of post-war London, but also developing across the country, through lesbian magazines and social organisations.
This fascinating book brings to life the rich history of post-war lesbian culture for the scholarly and general reader alike. -- .
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:31/08/2013
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- ISBN:9780719089923
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:31/08/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780719089923