num_pages: 224
description: For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions standing by each other for richer for poorer in sickness and in health for periods of thirty or fortysometimes as many as fiftyyears. In short they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didnt merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched the American culture.Contents:Walt Whitman &amp; Peter DoyleMartha Carey Thomas &amp; Mamie SwinnNed Warren &amp; John MarshallMary Rozet Smith &amp; Jane AddamsBessie Marbury &amp; Esie de WolfeJ.C. Leyendecker &amp; Charles BeachAlice B. Toklas &amp; Gertrude SteinJanet Flanner &amp; Solita SolanoGreta Garbo &amp; Mercedes de AcostaAaron Copland &amp; Victor KraftFrank Merlo &amp; Tennessee WilliamsJames Baldwin &amp; Lucien HappersbergRobert Rauschenberg &amp; Jasper JohnsIsmail Merchant &amp; James IvoryFrances Clayton &amp; Audre Lorde
language: English
title: Outlaw Marriages: The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples
publisher: Beacon Press