Portraits to the wall : historic lesbian lives unveiled / Rose Collis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collis, Rose, author.

Series:

Gender studies : Bloomsbury Academic Collections.

Gender studies : Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbians--Biography.

Lesbians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England :, 2020.

Summary:

"Focusing on British and European women, this is an accessible study of lesbian history since the 17th century. Each chapter documents and examines a woman's life and work, or the nature of a particular partnership. Some of the women featured are famous, such as Greta Garbo, Ethel Smyth, Eve Balfour and Queen Anne, while others have been forgotten or undocumented. Collis's study raises many profound and seminal issues including the visibility of lesbians in different social contexts, the influence of social status and background on their ability to be open about their sexuality, the importance of sexuality to contemporary women, and the existence and creation of role models."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Catherina Linck and Catherina Muhlhahn; Notes; Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill; Notes; Mercedes De Acosta: 'The Spanish Lothario'; The Garbo Version; The De Acosta Version; Notes; Edy Craig and 'The Boys'; Notes; Rosa Bonheur; Notes; Selma Lagerlöf; Notes; Frances Power Cobbe; Notes; Dame Ethel Smyth; Notes; Eve Balfour: 'The Compost Queen'; Notes; Maureen Colquhoun; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Originally published: London : Cassell, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 13, 2016).

ISBN:

9781474287081

1474287085

9781474287074

1474287077

OCLC:

957525047