Bonnie J. Morris

Investigates the rise and fall of US American lesbian cultural institutions since the 1970s. LGBT Americans now enjoy the right to marry—but what will we remember about the vibrant cultural spaces that lesbian activists created in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s? Most are vanishing from the calendar—and from recent memory. The Disappearing L explores the rise and fall of the hugely popular women-only concerts, festivals, bookstores, and support spaces built by and for lesbians in the era of woman-identified activism. Through the stories unfolding in these chapters, anyone unfamiliar with the Michigan festival, Olivia Records, or the women’s bookstores once dotting the urban landscape will gain a better understanding of the era in which artists and activists first dared to celebrate lesbian lives. This book offers the backstory to the culture we are losing to mainstreaming and assimilation. Through interviews with older activists, it also responds to recent attacks on lesbian feminists who are being made to feel that they’ve hit their cultural expiration date. “The Disappearing L is both an ‘insider’ story and a well-written analysis of a neglected piece of cultural history. Morris delivers convincing arguments about why the lesbian-feminist era was important not only to the individuals who lived it but also to a broader understanding of what has come to be called ‘LGBT’ history. No one could be better positioned to write this book than Morris.” — Lillian Faderman, author of The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

Erasure of Lesbian Spaces and Culture

The Disappearing L

When Hannah Stern chooses Women's History as her date for the coming year, a wild, sexy-smart romp through time ensues.

Sappho's Bar and Grill

D-M Withers

"Collection of essays, oral histories, and illustrations depicting the feminist revolution"--

The Struggle for Women's Liberation

The Feminist Revolution

Disappearing L

Bonnie Morris

Phill Evans

Discusses women's varying roles throughout history and why women are so often left out of history textbooks.

Women's History for Beginners

D. M. Withers

Oprah's book club has declared The Feminist Revolution a must-read for Women's History Month. The Feminist Revolution offers an overview of women's struggle for equal rights in the late twentieth century. Beginning with the auspicious founding of the National Organization for Women in 1966, at a time when women across the world were mobilizing individually and collectively in the fight to assert their independence and establish their rights in society, the book traces a path through political campaigns, protests, the formation of women's publishing houses and groundbreaking magazines, and other events that shaped women's history. It examines women's determination to free themselves from definition by male culture, wanting not only to 'take back the night' but also to reclaim their bodies, their minds, and their cultural identity. It demonstrates as well that the feminist revolution was enacted by women from all backgrounds, of every color, and of all ages and that it took place in the home, in workplaces, and on the streets of every major town and city. This sweeping overview of the key decades in the feminist revolution also brings together for the first time many of these women's own unpublished stories, which together offer tribute to the daring, humor, and creative spirit of its participants.

Feminist Revolution

-- Bonnie Morris brings with her a fanbase of athletes and current and previous students who admire her and follow her activities, of which there are many. I expect that she will be a strong and active marketing partner. -- The book's publication will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Title IX (June 2022) and the anniversary of the historic King-Riggs tennis match also coming up (September 2023). -- This book fufills a Red Lightning Books strategic goal to bring in works that showcase American culture and appeal to enthusiasts of popular culture, trends and current events, including in this case a rise in interest around women's sports and issues around pay equity, and sports in general. -- The target audience includes a trade/general readership interested in sports, athletics and gender, teaching athletes, women's studies, Title IX policies, and more.

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