| Author |
Streitmatter, Rodger.
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| Title |
Outlaw marriages : the hidden histories of fifteen extraordinary same-sex couples / Rodger Streitmatter. |
| OCLC |
753624553 |
| ISBN |
9780807003343 (alk. paper) |
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0807003344 (alk. paper) |
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9780807003428 (pbk.) |
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0807003425 (pbk.) |
| Publisher |
Boston : Beacon Press, [2012] |
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©2012 |
| Description |
xi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Same-sex marriage -- United States.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-210). |
| Contents |
Walt Whitman & Peter Doyle, 1865-1892 : revolutionizing American poetry -- Martha Carey Thomas & Mamie Gwinn, 1878-1904 : opening graduate education to American women -- Ned Warren & John Marshall, 1884-1927 : building the collections of America's art museums -- Mary Rozet Smith & Jane Addams, 1891-1934 : breaking new ground in social reform and global peace -- Bessie Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe, 1892-1933 : founding the field of interior design -- J.C. Leyendecker & Charles Beach, 1901-1951 : taking the art of illustration to a new level -- Alice B. Toklas & Gertrude Stein, 1907-1946 : expanding the dimensions of American literature -- Janet Flanner & Solita Solano, 1919-1975 : pioneering a new style of journalism -- Greta Garbo & Mercedes de Acosta, 1931-1960 : making Hollywood the celebrity capital of the world -- Aaron Copland & Victor Kraft, 1932-1976 : inventing a distinctly American style of music -- Frank Merlo & Tennessee Williams, 1948-1963 : lifting American theater to new heights -- James Baldwin & Lucien Happersberger, 1949-1987 : attacking racism through literature -- Robert Rauschenberg & Jasper Johns, 1954-1962 : expanding the definition of art -- Ismail Merchant & James Ivory, 1961-2005 : turning literary works into sumptuous films -- Frances Clayton & Audre Lorde, 1968-1988 : raising a voice for women of color. |
| Summary |
Profiles fifteen couples who made major contributions to this country in an impressive range of fields--from music and education to journalism and modern art. |
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