Lillian Faderman

Lillian Faderman
Born (1940-07-18) July 18, 1940 (age 84)
The Bronx, New York
OccupationWriter, professor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
SubjectLesbian history, LGBT history
PartnerPhyllis Irwin[1]
ChildrenAvrom

Lillian Faderman (born July 18, 1940) is an American historian whose books on lesbian history and LGBT history have earned critical praise and awards. The New York Times named three of her books on its "Notable Books of the Year" list. In addition, The Guardian named her book, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, one of the Top 10 Books of Radical History.[2] She was a professor of English at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), which bestowed her emeritus status,[3] and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She retired from academe in 2007. Faderman has been referred to as "the mother of lesbian history" for her groundbreaking research and writings on lesbian culture, literature, and history.[4]

  1. ^ "Finding Aid for the Lillian Faderman papers, 1976-1989". Online Archive of California. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lillian Faderman". Lillianfaderman.net. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  3. ^ "Emeriti Faculty". Department of English. California State University, Fresno. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ Toor, Rachel (February 19, 2018). "Scholars Talk Writing: Lillian Faderman". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

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