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Tomboys and Bachelor Girls

A Lesbian History of Post–War Britain 1945–71
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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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Rebecca Jennings is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Modern History at Macquarie University, Sydney -- .
Release date Australia
August 31st, 2013
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Undergraduate
Pages
224
Dimensions
140x216x12
ISBN-13
9780719089923
Product ID
21233905

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