Carole S. Vance

464 Pages·2012·4.54 MB·English

Connttes
x NoteosnC ontributors
xviP reface
xviiA cknowledgments
xix Despisals
MuriReul keyser
1 PleasaunrdDe a ngeTro:w aradP oliotfi cs
Sexuality
CaroSl.eV ance
29M orning Papers
31S eekiEncgs taosnty h Bea ttleDfainegledr:
andP leasiunNr ien eteenth-Fceemnitnuirsyt
SexuTahlo ught
ElleCna roDlu Boiasn dL idnaG ordon
50T heT aminogf tlhdFe:e minSiesxtu al
Polit1i9c6s8,- 83
AliceE chols
73I ntteircsAe sS:m all DorfWa omrad s
Hortens]e.S pillers
101Wo rkshoPpa pers
103P ulbiSci lence, TePrrriovra te
DorotAlhlyi son
115E verytThhienAygl wayWsa nteYdo ut o
KnowT:h eI deoloofgP yo pulSaerx
Literature
MezylAl tman
131A bovaen dB eyonPdo litTihceSs e:x ual
SocializoafCt hiiolnd ren
Mazy S.C aldereo n
138P olitiCcoarlrleyPc otl?i tically Incorrect?
MuriDeilm en
149C ultuarnadHl i storIincfealnulc eosn
SexuailniH tiys npiac/LWaotmienn :
ImplicatiPosnysc hfootrh erapy
OlivMa.E spin
165T heM ytoh ft hPee rfBeocdty
RobertGaa ller
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viii Contents
173T heB odPyo liTthieDc e:f enosfSe e xual
RestribcytA inotni -AborAtcitoinv ists
FayeG insburg
189V airetTy:h eP leasiunLr oeo king
BettGored on
204N oM oreN icGei rls
BreHtatr vey
210N oP rogriensP sl easure
BarbaKrurgae r
217B eyonPdo litCihcisl?d arnedSn e xuality
KateM ileltt
225F aatn dt hFea ntaosfPy e rfection
CaroMlu nter
232T he FQeurne stion
joaNne stle
242T heM isunderstTaonwdairnadMg o:r e
PreciSseex uVaolc baulary
EsthNeerwt ona ndS hirlWeayl ton
251T heH istorRiecparle sosfiW oonm en's
Sexuality
PatriMcuirpah yR obinson
267T hinkSienxgN: o tefsoa rR adicTahle oorfy
thPe oliotfiS cesx uality
GaylReub in
320Hi tsoidr'o.e TheC onstruocfta Fi eomna le
Subject
KajSai lvearnm
350S earfcohTr o morrow: On aFnedtm hien ism
ReconstroufcT teieoRnno mance
SharoTnh ompson
385T heF orbidEdreont:i cainsdTm a boo
PaulWae bster
399C losingS ession
401D esifroetr h Feu tu:Rr aedicHaolp ien
PassiaonndP leasure
AmberH oliblaugh
411i si ttr ue wthhaety asbaoyuc to lorpeuds sy?
hattgioes stet
413y od add-ya!n8 0vse rsiooftn h deo zens
hattgioess ett
415O neH ouMra ma
PorteGrr ainger
417L aD ulcCeu lpa
CherrMioer aga
i.x Contents
419W hatI sL etf
CherriMeo raga
420L oviinntg hWea r Years
CherrieM oraga
422P assage
CherrieM oraga
423T heS loDwa nce
CherriMeo raga
425S exW ithoLuotv e
SharonO lds
426B estiary
Sharon Olds
427T heS istoefSr <:lsx uTarle asure
SharonO lds
428O utsitdheOe peratRionogm o ft hSe ex­
ChangDeo ctor
SharonO lds
429T heP artisaanndst hSe. S.
SharoOnl ds
430T heS olution
SharoOnl ds
431E pilogue
CaroS.le V ance
441Ad dendaT:h eS cholaarn dt heF eminisIt X
Conference
443C oncept Paper
447C onference Program
449B ibliography
451P etitiinSo unp poortft hSec holaanrdt he
FemniisItXC onference
455I ndex
Noteosn c onbturtiso r
DorothAyl lisowna sa n edfiotroQ ure sAt :F eminiQsuta rtrely
form 1796u nt1i89l0 S.i nc1e89 1s heh asb een meam beorf t he
editocroilalle cotfiC voned itioHnesr.f irbsoto kT,he Women
Who HateM e,w asr ecenptulbyl isbhyeL do nHga uPlr es(sP .O.
Box5 92V,a nB runtS tatiBorno,oy knlNY, 12151)S.h eh asb een a
regulcaorl umnfiotsrht Ne e w YorkN ativfeo trh pea sfte wy ears.
Hers hosrtto rhiaevsae p pearienCd o nditiaonndis nt hLee sbian
FictioAnn tholopguyb lisihne1 d89 1b y PersephPornees As .
knownt rouble-msahkeie nrt,e ntdosc oncentornaw trei ting
fictfiooarn w hile.
Meryl Altmani sa graduastteu deinnAt m ericLaint eraattu re
ColumbUinai verswihteyr,e sahles toe achwersii tng. Her
dissertMayttioholno,gi oefIs nfl uencFeou:r M oderniAsmte rican
Poetissa, f eminiesxta minaotfti howen o rkosfa ndr elationships
betweeHn. D.E,z raP oundW,i lliCaamr loWsi lliaamnsd,
MarianMnoeo reS.h ei sa gradoufaS twea rthmoCroel leagned,
was a meomfbt ehrpe l anncionmgm itftoetreh Sec holaanrdt he
FeminIiXsc to nference
Mary S.C alderoneM,D ,M PH,w asM edicDailr ecPtloarn,n ed
Parenthood FeodfeA rmaetriioc1na59 ,3- --a6n4d,C o-ofunder,
ExectuivDei recatnodrP ,r esidoefSn ItE CU(SS eIxn formaatnido n
EducatCioounn coiftl h eU S)1,69 4-8S2h.e Aidsj unPcrto fessor,
ProgrianmH umanS exualiinNt eyw YoUrnki versDietpya'rst ­
mento fH ealEtdhu catHieornb .o oks inTchel uFadmei lByo ok
AbouSte xualaintdTy a lkgi WnithY ourC hilAdb ouSte x.
Muriel Dimeni sa na nthropoplsoyghciosatn,a laynsdwt r,i toenr
sexualfietmyii,sn mw,o mena,n dp sycoahnalyatnidcs ocial
theorAyn. A ssociPartoef esosfoA rn thropoaltoL geyh man
Collesghee,i st hea uthoofrT he AnthrpoologiIcmaalg ination
(NewY orkM,c Graw-H1i79l7la),n di sc urrenwtrliyt iSnexgu al
Conrtadicti(oNnesw YoMrakc,m illfaonr,t hcomSihneig s)a .
foundimnegm beorf C ARASA( CommitftoerAbe o rtioRni ghts
andA gainSstte riliAbzuastei)oa nn do fG RHS( Group af or
RadicHaulm anS cienSchee)r .e ceihveerPd h .iDn.a nthropology
froCmo lumbiina1 790a nd hCeerr tififcoramt teh eN ewY ork
UniverPsoisttytd oorcParlo grianmP sychothearnadPp syy cho­
analyisni1 s89 3.
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xi Noteosn C ontriubotrs
Eleln CarolD uBoist eachheiss toarnydA mericSatnu diaets
sUNY/uBfaflow,h ere issah les coo ordinoafWt oomre n'Sst uedsi.
Shei st haeu thoorfF eminiasnmd S uffarge:Th eE mergecneo fa n
IndependenWto mens' Movementin A merica1,8 48-1(8I6t9h aca,
NY,C ornelaln)d E lziabetCha dyS tantSouns,a Bn. Anthony:
CorrpeosndencWeri,ti gnsS,p eeche(sN ewY orkS,c hockSehne) .
isc urrenctolmpyl etibnog ookan H arrSiteatn tBolna tacnhdt he
woman rsaugfmefo vemeinntN ewY orikn t he ProgrEersas.i ve
AliceE cholst eaches wosmteund'iaset st heU niversoift y
MichigSahne. ciusr renctolmyp letai dnigs sertatriaodni caoln
feimnitshte oarnyd p raxwihsi ccho vetrhsep eri1o6d9 7-a7n8d
whicahn alytzheess u pplantoafrt aidoinc al fbeymc iunlitsumr al
fmeinisHme.r mroseetcn ta rticalpepse arienSd o ciaTle xta nd
Powerso fD esirTeh:eP olitoifSc esx uality.
OlivaM . Espint eachaetBs o stUonni versiint thyeg, r aduate
ProgrianmC ounselPisnygc holSohgeay l.s por actipcseysc ho­
therapyc oannsdu ltSahteic ohna.i rtehdeH ispanicF oTracsek,
Divis3i5oA,nm ericPasny cholloA gsiscoaactiioSnh.ei sa ctive in
otheprr ofieosnsoalr ganizaitnicolnusdt,ih neNg a tioHniaslp anic
PsycholoAgsiscoaactlii on.
Shew asN IMHf ellaotHw a rvaUrndi verfsoitrtw yoy earwsh,i le
doinag s tudoyf H ispanwoimce nh ealeSrhse.h asp ublished
widealnyd i s pernetsleyd itian bgo oko np sychothewriatphy
womenf rodmi ffecruelnttu braakclg rodusn.
RobertaG alleirsa p syhcoanalaynsdpt s ychotheirnpa rpiivsatt e
practiinc eN ew CYiotrSykh. ew ast rainatea dn di s tohnse t aff
oft hPeo str-aGduaCteen tfeorMr e ntHaela lAt hl.o ng-tsiocmiea l
activisti,sc usrhree nitnlvyo lvienid s suoefsf eminiasnmd
disabiSlhiet ayi f.so undbionagr mde mbeorf t heA sscoiatoifo n
MentaHle alPtrha ctitwiiotnPheh ryss iDciasla biielsAi. ft rqeuent
speaksehre,h asa uthorseedv eraarlt icolnve asr ioaussp ecotfs
womena ndd isability.
FayeG insburigs a doctorcaaln didianta en tohprolyo agtt he
GraduaCteen teCrU,N Yw herseh ei sc omplethienrdg i srsteation
on grassroaobtosr tiaocnt iviinst thseU pperM idwesHte.r
abidiinngt eriensr tesl igsieoxan n,d p olitliecdhs e rt or esearch
anda uthoar paper moenn strruiatlu ianla s S yriJaenw ish
communittoby e p ublisihnSe edx R oleisnj ewisCho mmuniiets,
R.B ergeorf-eaSrn dY.K atz(ierd sF)a.yh ea sp roducaen du mber
ofd ocumentainrcileusd "iInHnge rH andWso:m ena ndR itlu,a"
fundbeyd the aNnEdd Hi stribbyuW toemde nM akeM ovieasn;d
"PraiSrtioer fmo"Wr C CO-TVM,i nneoalpis.
xii Noteosn C ontributors
BetteG ordoni sa New YorkC itfymi lmakewrh osweo rks
incluEdmpet yS uitcaEsxechsa,gn esa,n do thesrh ortfmi ls.H er
mosrte cefneta tufriel Vma,r ietwya,s f unded Wbeys tG erman
televiBsriiotnti,es lhe viasnido ntN,he ew Y orSkt aCtoeu ncil for
theAr tsM.s Gordoinsa nA ssinstPt raofesosfFo irl amt H ofstra
Univerasnidta y b oard memobfte hr eC ollecftoirLv iev ing
CinemianN ew YoHrekrw. o rk has been exhibiint ed extensively
theU nited Satswa etlealss i ni nternatfieosntail(v ianulcdsli ng
BerlEidni,n burRgoht,t eradnadmT oronatnod)r eviewienTd h e
VillagVeo ice,Ca meraO bscu,r aandS creenG.o rdohna s
receivseedv eraawla rdfso rh erf ilms, inac plruidzaiettn hge
197C5h icaIgnot ernatFiiolnFmae ls tival.
LindaG ordoni sP rofesosfwo orm enh'iss taotrt yhUe n iverosfi ty
Masaschuseotsttso/SnBh.e i st hea uhtoro fs everbaolo ks
includai hnigos rtyo f bicrtohn tr(oWolm an'Bso dyW,o man's
RigthA: SociHailts oryo fB irtChon rtoiln t heU. S.V,i king/Penguin,
197a6n)di sn oww ritiabn ogo okn t hhei stoofrf ya mivliyo lence.
Shei sa ne ditoofrR adicAamle ricSah.e h asb eend iscussing
feminiwsomm,e nh'iss taonrdys exwi ht ElDluBeoni (sw iwthho m
shec o-uathoraenda rticfloetr h ibso okf)o orv ear d ecade.
hattigeo ssetwto.r kh erstboarbyy;s iatstseptrl aygroautntde n­
dantc ookp aidc ompaniwoani tress clseeacnyip negr son.
presenhteerdie s p arotf h ero wnc ollecotfwi roint itnigtsl ed
presteingn sitsenro blu&e tsh eor iignawli l&d freew imminjsa zz
& bluedse sercta ravfaonrw hicshh e ciusr rensteleyk ianng
insiuglha tnfdv enteusrompeu blisher.
BretHta rvey isa freelanwcrei twehro l iviensB rooklNyenw,
YorkS.h ew asp ublidciirteyc attTo hre F eminPirsetsf sr o1m9 74
to1 98P0r.i torot hasth,ep roducweodm enp'rso grammainndg
wasc od-irecotfto hrDe r amaan dL iteradteupraer tmaetWn BtA I­
FM iNne wY ork. wHoerrhk a sa ppearientd h eCh ristSicaine nce
MonitoMrs,. M agazein,V illageV oiceI,n TheseT imesa nd
Nation.
Amber Hollibauigsha writaenrd a ctlVnloswt liivniN negw
YorkC itSyh.e waa fso undimnegm beorf t heS anF rainscco
Lesbiaannd G ayH istoPrryo jeacntdi sa ne ditoofrS ocialist
ReviewS.h eh asb een wraintdis npge akianbgo uste xuaalnidt y
politfoimrca sn yy earSsh.ei sc urrenattw loyr ko na b ooakb out
butch/femwmiet hhe rl oveErs,t her NewtonTh,e yA crael led
ConnecteUndd erenatAh :B ooko fB utcFhem/me Explotriaons.
xiii Noteosn C ontributors
BarbarKruag er workassa na rtisat c,rc i,tani d a curator. Her
receonnte -peresxhoinob nisit niucdle tIhCeAi nL ondotnh,e
NouveMauus ee inL yona,n dt hAen niNnoa seGia llienrNy e w
YorkG.r ouepx hibitiinocnlsut dhee1 893W hitnBeiye nnial,
Docume7ni tnaK assGeelr,m anayn,dt he19 8V2e niBciee nn,a le
theM ary BoGoanllee rNye,w Y orka,n d" ThRee volutionary
PoweorfW omenL'asu gehrta"t P roteMcchN eiSlh.e ciusr rently
collabnogwr iatthJi anWee instoonc kfa e atufriel m, "Next to
Notihnga,n"dw rintgfii lmc rciitsifmo Artrf orum.
Kate Mililest tt he oafSu etxuhaPolor l itFilyicnsg,S, i ,taa ndT he
BasemenHte.r d egreaerse fOrxofmo radn dC olumab.Ai
sculpptaoirn,t aenrdfi, l mmakaesrw elals wrai tesrh,e i s
founndgai n acrto lofnoywr o meant h erfa rimn P oughkeepsie.
Millehtatsw orkeidnm anya reaosfc ivriilg hftosrb lacks,
womeann dg ays.
Cherrie Moragai sa LoAsn geles-Cbhoirnc aSnhae.i st he
authoLro viognf i nt heW arY earsL,o Q ueN uncPaa sP6o r Sus
Labioas ndt hceo e-ditoofCr u entSotso:r ibeysL aitnaansd This
BridgCeal leMdy BackW:ri tingbsy R adicWaolm eno fC olor.
Shei sc urrenltilvyii nnNg e wY ork whsehreie sa f oundainndg
actimveem beorfK itchTeanb lWeo:m eno fC oloPrr ess.
CarolM unter isa psychotheirnpa rpiivspatrt aec tiinNc eew
YorkC ityS.h eh asw orkeedx tensiwvietlwhyo menw ith
compulseiantvgiep robleamnsdc urrentdlye vehlaoswp ietdh,
JaniLcaReo uchaet ,h eme-tceerwneodr kshfoowpro meonn t he
useo fa sserttievceh niiqunme asl e/fermeallaet ionships.
JoanN estliesa c oo-ufndoefrt hLee bsiaHne rstAorrciyhv easn d
TheL esbiHaenr story Educatino,nI anlcS .h Feao lusnod atio
teachients h SeE EKP rograatQm u eenCso lleCgUeN,Y .
EstheNre wton isa ssaotceip rofesosfoan rt hropolanodgy
women's sattSu UdNYi/ePrsuc haSshee.i st haeu thoofMr o ther
Camp( UniveorfsC ihtiyc aPgroe sasn)dw ,it hS hirWlaelyt on, of
WomenrfiendsS.h ew asa membeorf t heS cholaanrdt he
FemisntIi Xp lanncionmgm itatnedhe a,sr emianeidn terested in
issuoefgs e ndaenrd s exuiatlCyu.r rensthleiy se, d itaib nogo k
on butch/femimdneet eist wiithAm ber Hollibacuaglhl,e d
ConnectUendd enreaht.
SharonO lds'fisr sbto oko fp oemsSa,t anS ays( University of
PittsbPurrgehs1 s89,0 )r,e ceitvheSeda nF ranscciPoo etCreyn ter
Awarfdo 1r89 1H.e rs ecobnodo kTh,e D eada ndt heL ivign( New