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A Short History of Queer Women

by Kirsty Loehr

Queer women in the historical record

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  • Critical praise

    Praise from Kate Lister, host of Betwixt the Sheets

    Attributed praise describing the book as fast-paced, fun, and delightfully filthy.

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Queer women in the historical record

Kirsty Loehr’s history examines how relationships between women have been obscured or recast in accounts of the past. Its examples range across centuries and settings, from Anne Bonny and Mary Read, described as sailing together disguised as pirates, to literary salons and Megan Rapinoe’s public remarks about queer athletes. The book connects these varied episodes through the question of how queer women’s lives and contributions have been represented—and omitted—in history. Humor is part of the framing, alongside its focus on recovering stories of women who loved women.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in LGBTQ+ history and women’s history.
  • Readers curious about how historical accounts have represented relationships between women.
  • Readers looking for a humorous approach to queer history.

Themes

Queer women’s historyHistorical erasure and representationWomen’s relationships across the agesHumor in historical writing

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Book overview

Queer women have always existed - let's put them back in the history books

Kirsty Loehr exposes centuries of outrageous straightwashing in this deliciously queer history
'Fast paced, fun, and delightfully filthy.' Kate Lister, host of Betwixt the Sheets

No, they weren't 'just friends'!

Queer women have been written out of history since, well, forever. 'But historians famously care about women!', said no one. From Anne Bonny and Mary Read who sailed the seas together disguised as pirates, to US football captain Megan Rapinoe declaring 'You can't win a championship without gays on your team', via countless literary salons and tuxedos, A Short History of Queer Women sets the record straight on women who have loved other women through the ages.

Who says lesbians can't be funny?
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