Mid-20th century American lesbian pulp and nonfiction archive documents early instances of openly gay women writing for mass-market audiences during the 1950s and early 1960s, when homosexuality was widely censored and pathologized. Produced between 1957 and 1963, these works by Marijane Meaker (writing as Ann Aldrich), Pat Perdue (writing as.....
Mid-20th century American lesbian pulp novel archive documents same-sex female desire as written by lesbian authors during the 1950s and early 1960s, when most pulp fiction in the genre was produced by men under pseudonyms. Issued between 1955 and 1964, these works by Ann Bannon (Ann Weldy), Pat Perdue, Gale.....
Christian, Paula. The Other Side of Desire. Gardner, Miriam. Twilight Lovers. Frame, Marguerite. All the Gay Girls. Johnson, Kay. Her Raging Needs. Salem, Randy. Sex in the Shadows. These mid-twentieth century paperback novels document the circulation of lesbian identity, desire, and social relationships within a mass-market publishing environment shaped by.....
Mid century pulp novels, 1953 to 1967, document the commercial circulation of narratives centered on sexuality, gender roles, and social transgression within postwar American print culture and provide direct evidence of how taboo relationships and identity conflicts were framed for mass readership under conditions of censorship and moral regulation. Produced.....
Taylor, Valerie. Whisper Their Love. Weirauch, Anna Elisabet. Of Love Forbidden. Salem, Randy. Chris. Michaels, Rea. Cloak of Evil. These mid-twentieth century lesbian pulp novels document women-authored representations of same-sex relationships within a commercial publishing field largely dominated by male writers using pseudonyms. Issued between 1957 and 1968, these works.....
