Wolf girls at Vassar : lesbian & gay experiences 1930-1990 /

"Vassar graduates describe the delights and terrors of discovering they are lesbian or gay in one of the most beautiful and impressive college settings in America. From the 1930s and '40s, when silence reigned about homosexuality, through the repressive '50s and 60s, to the openness o...

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Other Authors: MacKay, Anne (Editor), Faderman, Lillian (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Edition:First revised paperback edition.
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Summary:"Vassar graduates describe the delights and terrors of discovering they are lesbian or gay in one of the most beautiful and impressive college settings in America. From the 1930s and '40s, when silence reigned about homosexuality, through the repressive '50s and 60s, to the openness of the last decades, lesbian and gay graduates speak of the long struggle to be themselves despite parents, peers, and societal pressures."--Amazon.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xv, 168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0312089236
9780312089238