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Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold - The History of a Lesbian Community (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold - The History of a Lesbian Community (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold traces the evolution of the
lesbian community in Buffalo, New York from the mid-1930s up to the
early 1960s. Drawing upon the oral histories of 45 women, it is the
first comprehensive history of a working-class lesbian community.
These poignant and complex stories show how black and white
working-class lesbians, although living under oppressive
circumstances, nevertheless became powerful agents of historical
change. Kennedy and Davis provide a unique insider's perspective on
butch-fem culture and argue that the roots of gay and lesbian
liberation are found specifically in the determined resistance of
working-class lesbians. This 20th anniversary edition republishes
the book for a new generation of readers. It includes a new preface
in which the authors reflect on where the last 20 years have taken
them, and reminisce about the process of creating Boots of Leather,
Slippers of Gold. For anyone interested in lesbian life during the
1950s, or in the dynamics of butch-fem culture, this study remains
the one that set the highest standard for all oral histories and
ethnographies of lesbian communities anywhere.
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