Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
First sentence
Early twentieth-century women, particluarly those of the middle class, had grown up in a society where love between young females was considered the norm, "a rehearsal in girlhood of the great drama of woman's life," where women's love for one another was thought to "constitute the richness, consolation, and joy of their lives."...
Description
Lesbian life in America continues to evolve. As Lillian Faderman writes, there are “no constants with regard to lesbianism,” except that lesbians prefer women. In this book, Faderman reclaims the story of lesbian life in twentieth-century America, tracing the evolution of lesbian identity and subcultures from early networks to today’s diverse lifestyles. Faderman samples from journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, media accounts, novels, medical literature, pop culture artifacts, and rich firsthand testimony with lesbians of all races, ages, and classes, uncovering a surprising narrative of unparalleled depth and originality.