Outing History

Friday, January 8, 2010: 9:50 AM
Elizabeth Ballroom D (Hyatt)
Marcia M. Gallo , University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
A rereading of Blanche Wiesen Cook’s classic 1979 essays, "The Historical Denial of Lesbianism: A Review Essay"[1] and "Women Alone Stir My Imagination: Lesbianism & the Cultural Tradition."[2]  What impact did these pioneering works have when published? How has Blanche Wiesen Cook continued to influence lesbian and feminist scholarship over the last three decades?

[1] RADICAL HISTORY REVIEW, #20 (Spring/ Summer l979)
[2] SIGNS (Summer l979)