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Overview"Ann Aldrich flings a provocative assertion at her readers in 1955 when she opens her groundbreaking account of lesbian life in New York City by saying this book is the ""result of fifteen years of participation in society as a female homosexual."" After the release of We Walk Alone, Aldrich became both a heroine and a scapegoat in some of the period's most contentious public debates over what exactly ""lesbian culture"" was. Her non-fiction pulp literally transformed the landscape overnight. Part Kinsey-esque portraits of real people, part you-are-there reports on the scene in bars and offices and at clubs and house parties, this is a unique ""cultural artifact,"" a compelling composite of an alienated yet amazingly self-aware community. Ann Aldrich is both observer and commentator, writing investigative journalism in the mode of Doris Lessing. As Stephanie Foote explains in her afterword, the combination produces ""as rich and conflicted a look at the formation of lesbian urban culture as that of any contemporary queer historian.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ann AldrichPublisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York Imprint: Feminist Press at The City University of New York Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9781558615250ISBN 10: 1558615253 Pages: 183 Publication Date: 14 December 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAnn Aldrich is one of many pseudonyms for the prolific author Marijane Meaker, who is better known under the names M. E. Kerr and Mary James. Aldrich wrote five non-fiction titles that openly chronicle the lives of lesbians through the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. Marijane Meaker is the author of over 40 works of fiction and non-fiction ranging from young adult bestsellers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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