Britannia's glory : a history of twentieth-century lesbians / Emily Hamer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamer, Emily, author.

Series:

Women on women.

Women on women

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbians--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Lesbians.

Lesbians--Great Britain--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : New York :, 1996.

Summary:

"This title traces the lives of individual lesbians against the background of the politics and history of the 20th century, and shows the infinite variety of ways in which lesbians made their lives in Britain. This history has relevance to contemporary life and politics within the lesbian community. British lesbians have a long tradition of diversity, of action, of success and of pride, which is documented here."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Lesbians and suffragists

3. Lesbians and the outbreak of war

4. Lesbians after the Great War

5. Radclyffe Hall

6. Lesbian life in the 1930s

7. The Second World War

8. Lesbians in the 1950s

9. Esme Langley and Arena Three

10. The Politics of lesbianism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9780304329670

0304329673

9781474292818

147429281X

9781474292801

1474292801

OCLC:

957525029