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OverviewFemale same-sex desire has been written out of history since, well, forever. Not anymore! From the first women’s football team in Britain to pirates and lesbian Avengers, via countless love letters and literary salons, A Short History of Queer Women sets the record straight on women who have loved other women through the ages. Examining social constructs of gender and sexuality and navigating queer history’s many Annes, Anns and Barbaras (seriously, there seem to be a finite number of lesbian names), Kirsty Loehr exposes centuries of outrageous straightwashing. Dispensing with the patriarchal nonsense, Loehr puts queer women such as Charlotte Brontë, Anne Frank and Bessie Smith back in the narrative and uncovers a rich and poignant history. Who says lesbians can’t be funny? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kirsty LoehrPublisher: Oneworld Publications Imprint: Oneworld Publications ISBN: 9780861542840ISBN 10: 0861542843 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 06 October 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'I absolutely adored it, quite literally couldn't put it down once I started and devoured it in one sitting. It was heartfelt and hilarious, and full of so much love for, not just all lesbians, but all walks of the LGBT+ community. A real witty sucker-punch of lesbian history - reading it is like uncovering a secret; it's shocking, romantic, infuriating, and all of it clawing at the pages with a need to finally be heard.' -- Connie Glyn 'Fast paced, fun, and delightfully filthy.' -- Kate Lister Author InformationKirsty Loehr is a writer and English teacher. She has a master’s degree in transnational creative writing and loves football, history and humour – but not necessarily in that order. She lives in Brighton. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |