Lesbian History
The Isle Of Lesbos
The word lesbian comes from Lesbos, the Greek island that was home to the poet Sappho.
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Sappho: The Tenth Muse
Around 600 BCE, the poet Sappho of Lesbos wrote verses of love between women; Plato called her the Tenth Muse.
Anne Lister's Secret Diaries
Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister wrote millions of words of diaries, partly in code, and in 1834 took communion with Ann Walker as a union.
The Well Of Loneliness, 1928
Radclyffe Hall's 1928 novel spoke openly of love between women and survived an obscenity trial to become a landmark book.
The Lavender Menace
In 1970, lesbian feminists in Lavender Menace shirts took the stage at a New York women's congress and changed the movement.
The Mother Of Pride
Activist Brenda Howard helped organise the 1970 march marking a year since Stonewall, the start of modern Pride.
Billie Jean King Wins Big
In 1973, Billie Jean King founded the WTA and beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes before a huge TV audience.