Lives of lesbian elders : looking back, looking forward / D. Merilee Clunis [and others].
"Cast off and overlooked at best or victims of scorn and prejudice at worst, lesbians in the twentieth century lived dual lives, their full voices unheard - until now. Lives of Lesbian Elders chronicles the life choices they made and their reasons for making them, set against the contexts of cu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Haworth Press,
[2005]
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| Series: | Haworth innovations in feminist studies.
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| Summary: | "Cast off and overlooked at best or victims of scorn and prejudice at worst, lesbians in the twentieth century lived dual lives, their full voices unheard - until now. Lives of Lesbian Elders chronicles the life choices they made and their reasons for making them, set against the contexts of culture, politics, and the social mores during the eras in which they lived. Their stories of courage, resilience, resourcefulness, pride, and independence help restore lesbian history that has been forgotten, distorted, or disregarded and provide the information necessary to meet the future needs of aging lesbians."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Based on interviews with 62 lesbians ranging in age from 55 to 95 and residing in California, Oregon, and Washington State. |
| Physical Description: | x, 209 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0789023334 9780789023339 0789023342 9780789023346 |