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Using a rich array of oral histories and archival sources, Tomboys and bachelor girls provides the first detailed academic study of lesbian identity and culture in post-war Britain. Described by psychiatrists as immature and neurotic, and widely ignored as taboo by mainstream society, lesbians nevertheless recognised and accepted their same-sex desire and sought out women like themselves. Challenging the conventional picture of the post-war decades as years of austerity and conservative femininity, this book traces the emergence of a vibrant lesbian social scene in Britain, centred on the metropolitan nightclubs of post-war London, but also developing across the country, through lesbian magazines and social organisations. This fascinating book brings to life the rich history of post-war lesbian culture for the scholarly and general reader alike.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Tomboys and Bachelor Girls
• Author: Rebecca Jennings
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780719089923
• ISBN: 0719089921
• ID: 02146440
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Weight: 300 g
• Dimensions: 138 × 217 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. August 2013

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