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Spinsters and lesbians : independent womanhood in the United States / Trisha Franzen.

Author/creator Franzen, Trisha, 1951-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©1996.
Descriptionxxvii, 229 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Series The cutting edge
Cutting edge (New York, N.Y.) ^A286900
Contents Progressive era spinsters -- Contemporary lesbians -- Introduction : spinsters and lesbians -- "What are you going to be?" : families and childhoods in the progressive era -- "I knew I was odd" : growing up female -- "O, the glorious privilege of being independent" : defining independent womanhood in the progressive era -- "I was going to have to do it all on my own" : toward independent womanhood after World War II -- "Such beautiful lives together" : community and companions among progressive era women -- "We're not the only ones" : lesbian identities and communities after World War II -- Spinsters and lesbians: resisting and surviving as independent women -- Methodology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-224) and index.
LCCN 95032464
ISBN0814726410 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0814726429 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ75.6.U5 F73 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold