Tomboys and bachelor girls : a lesbian history of post-war Britain, 1945-71 / Rebecca Jennings.

Jennings, Rebecca (Gender historian), author

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013.

209 pages ; 22 cm

Originally published: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Specialized.

Using a rich array of oral histories and archival sources, 'Tomboys and Bachelor Girls' provides the first detailed academic study of lesbian identity and culture in post-war Britain. Described by psychiatrists as immature and neurotic, and widely ignored as taboo by mainstream society, lesbians nevertheless recognised and accepted their same-sex desire and sought out women like themselves. Challenging the conventional picture of post-war decades as years of austerity and conservative femininity, this book traces the emergence of a vibrant lesbian social scene in Britain, centred on the metropolitan nightclubs in post-war London, but also developing across the country, through lesbian magazines and social irganisations. This fascinating book brings to life the rich history of post-war lesbian culture for the scholarly and general reader alike.

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