A Short History of Queer Women

Description

Female same-sex desire has been written out of history since, well, forever. Not anymore! From the first women's football team in Britain to pirates and lesbian Avengers, via countless love letters and literary salons, A Short History of Queer Women sets the record straight on women who have loved other women through the ages. Examining social constructs of gender and sexuality and navigating queer history's many Annes, Anns and Barbaras (seriously, there seem to be a finite number of lesbian names), Kirsty Loehr exposes centuries of outrageous straightwashing. Dispensing with the patriarchal nonsense, Loehr puts queer women such as Charlotte Bronte, Anne Frank and Bessie Smith back in the narrative and uncovers a rich and poignant history. Who says lesbians can't be funny?

Kirsty Loehr is a writer and English teacher. She has a master's degree in transnational creative writing and loves football, history and humour - but not necessarily in that order. She lives in Brighton.

'I absolutely adored it, quite literally couldn't put it down once I started and devoured it in one sitting. It was heartfelt and hilarious, and full of so much love for, not just all lesbians, but all walks of the LGBT+ community. A real witty sucker-punch of lesbian history - reading it is like uncovering a secret; it's shocking, romantic, infuriating, and all of it clawing at the pages with a need to finally be heard.' -- Connie Glyn 'Fast paced, fun, and delightfully filthy.' -- Kate Lister