Before revision: The urban myth that lesbians are likely to have cats in their home took hold within early lesbian feminism; cats were said to exhibit "spirited feline self-sufficiency" which made them "an essential accoutrement to all lesbian's lives, providing a mirror to their owners' challenge to the hetero-patriarchal social order".
After revision: The urban myth that lesbians are likely to have cats at home took hold within early lesbian feminism; cats were said to exhibit "spirited feline self-sufficiency" which made them "an essential accoutrement to all lesbian's lives, providing a mirror to their owners' challenge to the hetero-patriarchal social order".