Audio / Video

The lesbian in literature

  • Episode 3, Part 1
  • 00:41:06
  • Episode 3, Part 1
  • 00:43:38

Description

Cynthia Secor and Janet Cooper discuss the lesbian in literature at the 2nd Gay Academic Union Conference in New York City, 1974. Janet Cooper of the American Library Association (ALA)'s Task Force on Gay Liberation (TFGL) speaks on female crushes, friendships, and affections in children's literature prior to the 1920's. Author Cynthia Secor, PhD, Chairperson of the Modern Language Association (MLA)'s Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession, compares sensuous women the writings of Gertrude Stein and James Joyce. Lesbian activist Virginia Apuzzo was listed in the program for this panel, but is not on this recording. Restricted distribution rights. Contains readings from "Tender Buttons" by Gertrude Stein. Contains sensitive language.

Details

Title

The lesbian in literature

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archives,, 1974.

Extent

1 online resource.

Repository

Pacifica Radio Archives.

Reproduction Note

Electronic reproduction.

Grant Information

Sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project.

Usage Statement

RESTRICTED.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_BC2146_00_003_0A.mp3 Episode 3, Part 1 00:41:06

PRA_NHPRC1_BC2146_00_003_0B.mp3 Episode 3, Part 1 00:43:38

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