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Drastic Dykes and Accidental Activists

La Shonda Mims
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      After World War II, Atlanta and Charlotte emerged as leading urban centers in the South, redefining the region through their competing metropolitan identities. Both cities also served as home to queer communities who defined themselves in accordance with their urban surroundings and profited to varying degrees from the emphasis on economic growth. Uniting southern women's history with urban history, La Shonda Mims considers an imaginatively constructed archive including feminist newsletters and queer bar guides alongside sources revealing corporate boosterism and political rhetoric to explore the complex nature of lesbian life in the South.Mims's work reveals significant differences between gay men's and lesbian women's lived experiences, with lesbians often missing out on the promises of prosperity that benefitted some members of gay communities. Money, class, and race were significant variables in shaping the divergent life experiences for the lesbian communities of Atlanta and Charlotte; whiteness especially bestowed certain privileges. In Atlanta, an inclusive corporate culture bolstered the city's queer community. In Charlotte, tenacious lesbian collectives persevered, as many queer Charlotteans leaned on Atlanta's enormous Pride celebrations for sanctuary when similar institutional community supports were lacking at home.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: La Shonda Mims EAN: 9781469670546 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 363 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of North Carolina Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-12-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      Gender studies: women and girls, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, General and world history

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      La Shonda Mims is assistant professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University.
      After World War II, Atlanta and Charlotte emerged as leading urban centers in the South, redefining the region through their competing metropolitan identities. Both cities also served as home to queer communities who defined themselves in accordance with their urban surroundings and profited to varying degrees from the emphasis on economic growth. Uniting southern women's history with urban history, La Shonda Mims considers an imaginatively constructed archive including feminist newsletters and queer bar guides alongside sources revealing corporate boosterism and political rhetoric to explore the complex nature of lesbian life in the South.Mims's work reveals significant differences between gay men's and lesbian women's lived experiences, with lesbians often missing out on the promises of prosperity that benefitted some members of gay communities. Money, class, and race were significant variables in shaping the divergent life experiences for the lesbian communities of Atlanta and Charlotte; whiteness especially bestowed certain privileges. In Atlanta, an inclusive corporate culture bolstered the city's queer community. In Charlotte, tenacious lesbian collectives persevered, as many queer Charlotteans leaned on Atlanta's enormous Pride celebrations for sanctuary when similar institutional community supports were lacking at home.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: La Shonda Mims EAN: 9781469670546 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 363 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of North Carolina Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-12-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      Gender studies: women and girls, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, General and world history

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      La Shonda Mims is assistant professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University.

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