Description: "Theoretically sophisticated, yet written with clarity and elegance, "Sapphic Slashers" opens whole new worlds of understanding about sexuality, gender norms, racial injustice, violence, and the complex ways they are connected".--John D'Emilio, coauthor of "Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America". Photos.
Review Quotes: "Duggan seamlessly combines cultural theory with analyses of material conditions and demonstrates a breathtaking command of American cultural institutions--the mass press, the judicial systems, the medical literature. The book is not only smart about the interconnections between gender, sex, race, class, and nation, but is also lucid, making a good read."--Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, author of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community