Are We There Yet?: A Continuing History of Lavender Woman, A Chicago Lesbian Newspaper, 1971-1976
Iowa City: Aunt Lute Book Company, 1985.
First Edition. Paperback. This history of the Chicago lesbian newspaper Lavender Woman tells the story of one of the earliest out lesbian periodicals in the United States through interviews with and updates on the lives of key contributors, reprinted articles, notices, letters to the editor, historical background, and more. Hailed "groundbreaking and extraordinary," Lavender Woman was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2017. This copy of Are We There Yet?: A Continuing History of Lavender Woman comes from the library of the late influential Jewish lesbian feminist, theorist, activist, and scholar Dr. Bette S. Tallen (1950–2023).
Dr. Bette Tallen's copy, with her ownership signature to title page. 9" X 6". [iv], 188pp. Mild edgewear to color pictorial wraps, with hard bumping to tail of spine, light dust soiling and foxing to covers, and foxing to edges of text block. Binding is firm and tight, with spine uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked. A presentable first edition of this history of the Chicago lesbian newspaper Lavender Woman, with a relevant and meaningful provenance, from the collection of the late Lesbian and Women's Studies scholar and activist Dr. Bette S. Tallen. Very good +. Item #17174
ISBN: 0918040078
Price: $30.00