Authors | Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon |
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Language | English |
Subject | Lesbian feminism |
Publisher | Glide Publications |
Publication date | 1972 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
Pages | 283 |
ISBN | 978-0553235975 |
OCLC | 506556 |
Lesbian/Woman (1972; second edition 1991) is a work by the feminist and gay rights activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, in which the authors discuss what it means to be a lesbian. The book was influential and is considered a foundational text of lesbian feminism. Reviewers believed that it benefited from its authors' personal experience as lesbians, and endorsed its criticisms of the treatment of lesbians by religious and professional organizations.