Lesbian love story : a memoir in archives / Amelia Possanza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Possanza, Amelia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Possanza, Amelia.

Lesbians--Biography.

Lesbians.

Lesbians--Biography--Sources.

Genre:

Lesbian autobiographies.

LGBTQ+ autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

276 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Catapult edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Catapult, 2023.

Summary:

"When Amelia Possanza moved to Brooklyn to build a life of her own, she found herself surrounded by queer stories: she read them on landmark placards, overheard them on the pool deck when she joined the world's largest LGBTQ swim team, and even watched them on TV in her cockroach-infested apartment. These stories inspired her to seek out lesbians throughout history who could become her role models, in romance and in life. Centered around seven love stories for the ages, this is Possanza's journey into the archives to recover the personal histories of lesbians in the twentieth century: who they were, how they loved, why their stories were destroyed, and where their memories echo and live on"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The names for love: Mary Casal and Juno (1892-1928)

In the life: Mabel Hampton and Lillian Foster (1932-1978)

A golf league of her own: Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Betty Dodd (1950-1956)

On the island of lesbians: Sappho and Anactoria (floruit 595 BC)

Who wears the pants? Rusty Brown and Jerry (1951-1979)

The lesbian-ruled world: Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherrie Moraga, and lesbian community (1977-1981)

A lesbian's best friend: Amy Hoffman and Mike Riegle (1980-1992).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-276).

Lambda Literary Awards - Lesbian Memoir/Biography, Winner, 2024

ISBN:

9781646221059

1646221052

OCLC:

1379316800