Different Daughters
A History of the Daughters of Bilitis And the Birth of the Lesbian Rights Movement
Gallo, Marcia M.
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BOOK SUMMARY
Nearly fifteen years before the birth of gay liberation, the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was the world's first organization committed to lesbian visibility and empowerment. Like its predominantly gay male counterpart, the Mattachine Society, DOB was launch
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Nearly fifteen years before the birth of gay liberation, the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was the world’s first organization committed to lesbian visibility and empowerment. Like its predominantly gay male counterpart, the Mattachine Society, DOB was launched in response to the oppressive anti-homosexual climate of the McCarthy era, when lesbian and gay people were arrested, fired from jobs, and had their children taken away simply because of their sexual orientation. It was against this political backdrop that a circle of San Francisco lesbians formed a private club where lesbians could meet others in a safe, affirming setting. The small social group evolved over the next two decades into a national organization that counted more than a dozen chapters, and laid the foundation for today’s lesbian rights movement.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0786716347
ISBN(13-digit): 9780786716340
Dewey Decimal: 306.7663/0973/09
Library of Congress: 2007274358
Book Publisher: Pgw
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 274
Paper Weight (lb): 1.25 lb
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