Women's liberation sought to transform every sector of U.S. society--its educational system, culture, language, politics, and, importantly, the delivery of social services. To enable this movement, women all over the country began to establish women's centers.

In New York City, women from almost every local women's liberation group took over an abandoned building in lower Manhattan on New Year's Eve, 1970. They named the building The Fifth Street Women's Building and renovated it to feed, clothe, shelter, and educate women in need. The take-over was a huge success, attracting...

Volume one of this two volume set focuses on lesbian history and culture. Beginning in 1869, when the study of homosexuality was said to have begun with the establishment of sexology, this encyclopedia offers accounts of international developments in an area that now occupies a critical place in many fields of academic endeavours. Intended as a reference for students and scholars in many fields, as well as the general public, the encyclopedia is written in user-friendly language. At the same time it seeks to maintain a level of scholarship that incorporates passion and objectivity.

Professions of Desire includes examples of lesbian and gay literary analysis and thoughtful discussions about what it means to be lesbian, gay, or queer in the literature classroom. The four essays in the first section, Teaching Positions, examine teaching from a theoretical perspective, analyze the role of the professor in the classroom, and seek to redefine what instructors ask of their students as well as of themselves. In Canons and Closets, five essays focus on curricular and organizational shifts warranted by lesbian and gay studies. Sameness and Differences presents five essays that...

Professions of Desire includes examples of lesbian and gay literary analysis and thoughtful discussions about what it means to be lesbian, gay, or queer in the literature classroom. The four essays in the first section, Teaching Positions, examine teaching from a theoretical perspective, analyze the role of the professor in the classroom, and seek to redefine what instructors ask of their students as well as of themselves. In Canons and Closets, five essays focus on curricular and organizational shifts warranted by lesbian and gay studies. Sameness and Differences presents five essays that...