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Lesbian Nation

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Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution
AuthorJill Johnston
LanguageEnglish
Subject
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1973
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages283
ISBN0-671-21433-0
OCLC627573

Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution is a 1973 book by the radical lesbian feminist author and cultural critic Jill Johnston. The book was originally published as a series of essays featured in The Village Voice from 1969 to 1972.

Thesis

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In the book Johnston outlines her vision of radical lesbian feminism. She argues in favor of lesbian separatism, writing that women should make a total break from men and male-dominated capitalist institutions.[1] Johnston also wrote that female heterosexuality was a form of collaboration with patriarchy. Writing in the Gay & Lesbian Review in 2007, Johnston summarized her views:

Once I understood the feminist doctrines, a lesbian separatist position seemed the commonsensical position, especially since, conveniently, I was an L-person. Women wanted to remove their support from men, the "enemy" in a movement for reform, power and self-determination.[2]

Reception

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Becki L. Ross wrote the book The House That Jill Built: A Lesbian Nation in Formation, which analyzes the history of the lesbian feminist movement.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Grimes, William (September 21, 2010). "Jill Johnston, Critic Who Wrote 'Lesbian Nation,' Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Was Lesbian Separatism Inevitable?". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Ross, Beck L. (1995). The House That Jill Built: A Lesbian Nation in Formation. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-671-21433-0.