Friday, January 8, 2010: 9:50 AM
Elizabeth Ballroom D (Hyatt)
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?