Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America [J0431]

1992 PB with minor cover wear and lightly tanned pages. As Lillian Faderman writes, there are "no constants with regard to lesbianism," except that lesbians prefer women. In this groundbreaking book, she reclaims the history of lesbian life in twentieth-century America, tracing the evolution of lesbian identity and subcultures from early networks to more recent diverse lifestyles. She draws from journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, media accounts, novels, medical literature, pop culture artifacts, and oral histories by lesbians of all ages and backgrounds, uncovering a narrative of uncommon depth and originality. "Odd Girls reverberates with the powerful voices of people speaking for themselves.... Faderman empowers her subject; instead of allowing lesbian lifestyles to be defined from the outside, her voice and those of other women transcend destructive stereotypes and misconceptions. Odd Girls offers a lucidly written and moving narrative of lesbian culture and community during its formative years." -The Village Voice.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Well researched and well written! Faderman is the blueprint. 1991, a crazy year to write the history of lesbianism in 20th century America; "This is a good compendium of the history of lesbians decade by decade up to the 1990s."; "Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers is a deep-dive on the development of lesbian culture over a hundred-year timeline, from the late 1800's to the early 1990s, when the book was published."; "Not only interesting but also quite entertaining to read."