Boots of leather, slippers of gold
About this book
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold traces the evolution of the lesbian community in Buffalo, New York from the mid-1930s up to the early 1960s. Drawing upon the oral histories of 45 women, it is the first comprehensive history of a working-class lesbian community. These poignant and complex stories show how black and white working-class lesbians, although living under oppressive circumstances, nevertheless became powerful agents of historical change.
Based on 13 years of research, Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold ranges over such topics as sex, relationships, coming out, butch-fem roles, motherhood, aging, racism, work, oppression and pride. Kennedy and Davis provide a unique insider's perspective on butch-fem culture and argue that the roots of gay and lesbian liberation are found specifically in the determined resistance of working-class lesbians.
Subjects
- 20th century
- 305.48/9664/0974797
- anthropology
- buffalo
- buffalo (n.y.)
- business & economics
- conditions sociales
- cultural
- cultural policy
- études sur les femmes
- female homosexuality
- histoire
- history
- history / united states / 20th century
- hq75.6.u5 k47 1994
- labor
- lambda literary awards
- lambda literary award winner
- lesbian communities
- lesbians
- lesbians--history
- lesbians--new york (state)--buffalo--history--20th century
- lesbians--new york (state)--buffalo--social conditions
- lesbians--social conditions
- lesbian studies
- lesbiennes
- lgbtq anthropology
- lgbtq history
- new york (state)
- new york (state), social conditions
- political science
- popular culture
- public policy
- ruth benedict prize
- social conditions
- social science
- social science / lesbian studies
- social science / women's studies
- travailleurs
- women's studies
- women's studies--new york (state)--buffalo
- working class
- working class--history
- working class--new york (state)--buffalo--history--20th century
- working class, united states