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Tomboys and bachelor girls : a lesbian history of post-war Britain 1945-71

Author
Jennings, Rebecca (Gender historian)
Title
Tomboys and bachelor girls : a lesbian history of post-war Britain 1945-71 / Rebecca Jennings.
Format
Book
Published
Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2007.
Description
209 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-204) and index.
Contents
  • Tomboys, crushes and the construction of adolescent lesbian identities
  • The 'all-out career woman' and narratives of lesbianism at work
  • Lesbian domesticity : relationships and the home
  • The Gateways club and the emergence of a post-war lesbian subculture
  • Arena three and the articulation of a collective lesbian identity.
Kinsey subjects
Homosexuality--Female--20th century--Great Britain. Social conditions--20th century--Great Britain. Homosexual community--Female--20th century--Great Britain.
ISBN
9780719075445 0719075440

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
532.83 J46 t6 2007
Location
Auxiliary Library Facility - Kinsey Institute