Surpassing the love of men
Subtitle: romantic friendship and love between women from the sixteenth century to the present
By: Lillian Faderman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Morrow
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
Subjects: Lesbianism -- History.
Description: A classic of its kind, this fascinating cultural history draws on everything from private correspondence to pornography to explore five hundred years of friendship and love between women.Surpassing the Love of Men throws a new light on shifting theories of female sexuality and the changing status of women over the centuries.
Notes: Includes index.

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