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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.
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.
"A ringing endorsement of the necessity of feminism to women's
studies and of women's studies to the contemporary university,
Women's Studies for the Future advances the field past the impasse
between activism and poststructuralist theory and past paralyzing
doubts about the viability of the category of women."-Judith Kegan
Gardiner, editor of Masculinity Studies and Feminist Theory: New
Directions "This collection provides insight on the institutional
'next steps' that will advance the field of women's studies and
answers many of the academy's questions regarding the role and
scope of our mandate."-Susan Van Dyne, professor and chair of the
women's studies program, Smith College Established as an academic
field in the 1970s, women's studies is a relatively young but
rapidly growing area of study. Not only has the number of scholars
working in this subject expanded exponentially, but women's studies
has become institutionalized, offering graduate degrees and taking
on departmental status in many colleges and universities. At the
same time, this field-formed in the wake of the feminist
movement-is finding itself in a precarious position in what is now
often called a "post-feminist" society. This raises challenging
issues for faculty, students, and administrators. How must the
field adjust its goals and methods to continue to affect change in
the future? Bringing together essays by newcomers as well as
veterans to the field, this essential volume addresses timely
questions including: .Without a unitary understanding of the
subject-woman-what is the focus of women's studies? . How can
women's studies fulfill the promise of interdisciplinarity? .What
is the continuing place of activism in women's studies? .What are
the best ways to think about, teach, and act upon the intersections
of race, class, gender, disability, nation, and sexuality? Offering
innovative models for research and teaching, Women's Studies for
the Future ensures the continued relevance and influence of this
developing field. Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy is a professor in the
women's studies department at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Agatha Beins has an M.A. in women's studies from the University of
Arizona and an MFA from Eastern Washington University.
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