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Radical relations : lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and their children in the United States since World War II / Daniel Winunwe Rivers

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Rivers, Daniel Winunwe
Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Physical Description
xii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Contents
Families in hiding: lesbian and gay parents and their children, 1945-1969 -- The seeds of change: forging lesbian and gay families, 1950-1969 -- In the best interests of the child: lesbian and gay parenting custody cases, 1967-1985 -- Lesbian mother activist organizations, 1971-1980 -- Gay fathers groups, 1975-1992 -- The culture of lesbian feminist households with children in the 1970s -- She does not draw distinctions based on blood or law: the lesbian/gay-by boom, 1980-2003 -- Epilogue: lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and their children after Lawrence v. Texas.
Summary
Based on extensive archival research and 130 interviews conducted nationwide, the author looks at lesbian and gay parenthood from the early 1950s through today.
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ISBN
9781469607184 (cloth : alk. paper)
1469607182 (cloth : alk. paper)
Note
AUTH: PRINCETON. COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL HISTORY BASED ON INTERVIEWS, ARCHIVES, ETC. B&W PHOTOS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references 217-279) and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Robert E. and Joyce L. Umbaugh Libraries Endowment for the Penn State DuBois Campus Library; 2013
Endowment Note
Robert E. and Joyce L. Umbaugh Libraries Endowment for the Penn State DuBois Campus Library
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