Portraits to the Wall - Historic Lesbian Lives Unveiled

Focusing on British and European women, this is an accessible study of lesbian history since the 17th century. Each chapter documents and examines a woman''s life and work, or the nature of a particular partnership. Some of the women featured are famous, such as Greta Garbo, Ethel Smyth, Eve Balfour and Queen Anne, while others have been forgotten or undocumented. Collis''s study raises many profound and seminal issues including the visibility of lesbians in different social contexts, the influence of social status and background on their ability to be open about their sexuality, the importance of sexuality to contemporary women, and the existence and creation of role models.>

About the author

Rose Collis is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books,
including Colonel Barker's Monstrous Regiment: A Tale of Female Husbandry
(Virago), A Trouser-Wearing Character: The Life and Times of Nancy Spain
(Continuum), and Portraits to the Wall (Cassell).

Product details

• Authors: Rose Collis, Collis Rose
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474287067
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-8706-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Gender Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Gender Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Of specific Lesbian interest, Social and cultural history, Relating to lesbians, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, Lesbian studies, HISTORY / LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics