‘Before the 1970s, lesbians could publish their writing in nonspecific collective volumes, but not until 1973, with the publication of Amazon Expedition: A Lesbian Feminist Anthology, edited by Phyllis Birkby, was the lesbian anthology in its own right born.’ Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures, George Haggerty & Bonnie Zimmerman (eds.)
‘When lesbians within the gay liberation movement synthesized gay politics with feminism, they started a separate political/cultural development which thousands of women began to identify with. This is what this anthology is about. Culture, herstory, politics, celebration, Lesbianfeminism one concept: the new womanity.’ publisher.
Includes:
‘The Parable of Mothers and Daughters’ and ‘The Sexual Abuse of Children: A Feminist Point of View’ by Florence Rush
‘Lesbianism and Feminism’ by Ti-Grace Atkinson
‘The New Misandry’ by Joanna Russ
‘Emily Dickinson Feminist’ by Rebecca Patterson
‘High School Crack-up’ by Esther Newton
‘The Vision and Persecution of Aurora Phelps’ by Arlene Kisner, Lois Hart, & Ellen Shumsky
‘Return of the Amazon Mother’ and ‘The Comingest Womanifesto’ by Jill Johnston
‘The More Profound Nationality of Their Lesbianism: Lesbian Society in Paris in the 1920s’ by Bertha Harris
‘When lesbians within the gay liberation movement synthesized gay politics with feminism, they started a separate political/cultural development which thousands of women began to identify with. This is what this anthology is about. Culture, herstory, politics, celebration, Lesbianfeminism one concept: the new womanity.’ publisher.
Includes:
‘The Parable of Mothers and Daughters’ and ‘The Sexual Abuse of Children: A Feminist Point of View’ by Florence Rush
‘Lesbianism and Feminism’ by Ti-Grace Atkinson
‘The New Misandry’ by Joanna Russ
‘Emily Dickinson Feminist’ by Rebecca Patterson
‘High School Crack-up’ by Esther Newton
‘The Vision and Persecution of Aurora Phelps’ by Arlene Kisner, Lois Hart, & Ellen Shumsky
‘Return of the Amazon Mother’ and ‘The Comingest Womanifesto’ by Jill Johnston
‘The More Profound Nationality of Their Lesbianism: Lesbian Society in Paris in the 1920s’ by Bertha Harris
Details
| Title: Amazon Expedition |
| Author: Phyllis Birkby; Jill Johnston; Bertha Harris; Esther Newton; Jane O’Wyatt |
| ISBN: 9780880000000 |
| Subtitle: A Lesbian Feminist Anthology |
| Genre: Anthology – Nonfiction |
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| Publication Date: 26816 |
| Original Publication Date: 1973 |
| Publisher: Times Change Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Hardcover |
| Pages: 93 |
| Rating: Great |
| Notes: |
| Book_ID: 7563 |