A review by alatarmaia
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

A fascinating look into lesbian history, and one that I can tell I'll be coming back to forever as a reference book. Though it focuses on the lesbians in Buffalo, NY, this book offers a glimpse into a community that has rarely been given a chance to tell its own history. I was happy; I was sad; I was surprised by the acceptance some found and by the ways lesbian identity formed from the '30s to the '50s. Absolutely unforgettable.