Lesbian History Sourcebook

<p>This groundbreaking critical anthology gathers together a wide range of primary source material on lesbian lives in the past. The material here is drawn from a diverse range of sources including court records newspaper reports literary sources writings on lesbianism from psychologists doctors anthropologists as well as personal letters and journals.</p><p>The sources are arranged into thematic chapters covering topics such as archetypes of lesbians - cross-dressing women and romantic friends the making of lesbianism in culture professional discourse on lesbians public perceptions of lesbianism and women's own experiences.</p><p>This book will be a milestone in the publishing of lesbian history and is set to provoke the impetus for fresh research.</p>