Lesbian Mothers : Accounts of Gender in American Culture / Ellen Lewin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Anthropology of contemporary issues | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1993Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018Copyright date: ©1993Description: 1 online resource (256 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781501720048
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources:
Contents:
1. Looking for Lesbian Motherhood -- 2. Becoming a Lesbian Mother -- 3. "This Wonderful Decision" -- 4. Ties That Endure -- 5. "This Permanent Roommate" -- 6. Friends and Lovers -- 7. Life with Father -- 8. Lady Madonna in Court -- 9. Natural Achievements: Lesbian Mothers in American Culture.
Awards:
  • Ruth Benedict Prize, 1992.
Summary: Within a society that long considered "lesbian motherhood" a contradiction in terms, what are the experiences of lesbian mothers today? In this illuminating book, lesbian mothers tell their stories in their own words--how they became mothers; how they see their relationships with their children, relatives, lovers and friends; and how they deal with threats to custody.
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1. Looking for Lesbian Motherhood -- 2. Becoming a Lesbian Mother -- 3. "This Wonderful Decision" -- 4. Ties That Endure -- 5. "This Permanent Roommate" -- 6. Friends and Lovers -- 7. Life with Father -- 8. Lady Madonna in Court -- 9. Natural Achievements: Lesbian Mothers in American Culture.

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Within a society that long considered "lesbian motherhood" a contradiction in terms, what are the experiences of lesbian mothers today? In this illuminating book, lesbian mothers tell their stories in their own words--how they became mothers; how they see their relationships with their children, relatives, lovers and friends; and how they deal with threats to custody.

Ruth Benedict Prize, 1992.

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