Author Description

"What was it like to question your sexuality as a young girl growing up in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s? How did young lesbians discover themselves underneath those layers of society's expectations? And how did they move from being in the closet to out of it? Twenty-one lesbians living in the Boston area tell their stories of growing up in turbulent times, when they learn to mostly hide from their true selves, but eventually become brave enough to declare who they are and who they love in the safe space of the Boston Daughters of Bilitis (DOB). Founded in San Francisco in 1955, DOB was the earliest known lesbian organization in the United States, and the Boston chapter was the longest lived--the source of a new world for many women, a foundation for their lives, and a legacy to future generations."--