Introduction: The Most Famous Lesbian in the World

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. Introduction: The Most Famous Lesbian in the World 1
4. 1 La Vie Parisienne: Becoming Lesbian in the City 22
5. 2 Mapping the Sapphic Cabaret 52
6. 3 “A Woman Dressed Like a Man” 84
7. 4 Sappho on the Small Screen 118
8. 5 Beautiful Whores, Good Mothers, and Feminist Activists 153
9. 6 French Lesbian Information Activism 184
10. 7 Virtually Yours: French Lesbians Online 225
11. 8 Lesbopolis: Utopian Politics and Pleasures in Toulouse 244
12. 9 The Difference Problem: Lesbians of Color in France 271
13. CONCLUSION 296
14. Acknowledgments 301
15. Notes 307
16. Bibliography 387
17. Index 423