Tomboys and bachelor girls

<p>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>This fascinating book brings to life the rich history of post-war lesbian culture for the scholarly and general reader alike.</p>