Sapphistries - A Global History of Love Between WomenPaperback
Sapphistries - A Global History of Love Between WomenPaperback From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved,…
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Sapphistries - A Global History of Love Between WomenPaperback
From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. Rupp reveals how, from the time of the very earliest societies, the possibility of love between women has been known, even when it is feared, ignored, or denied. In beautiful prose, Sapphistries tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex sexuality across time and place.Leila J.
We see women beginning to find each other on the streets of London and Amsterdam, in the aristocratic circles of Paris, in the factories of Shanghai. We hear women in the sex-segregated spaces of convents and harems whispering words of love. We find women's desire and love for women meeting the light of day as Japanese schoolgirls fall in love, and lesbian bars