A professor of womenÆs studies explores gay San Francisco in the 1960s, tracing the bar scene, gay activism, and official oppression carried out by the police and other government bodies. (Social Science)
A professor of womenÆs studies explores gay San Francisco in the 1960s, tracing the bar scene, gay activism, and official oppression carried out by the police and other government bodies. (Social Science)
Wide-Open Town traces the history of gay men and lesbians in San Francisco from the turn of the century, when queer bars emerged in San Francisco's tourist districts, to 1965, when a raid on a drag ball changed the course of queer history.
Kansas City during the Pendergast Era (1920 - 1939); a city of possibilities in a time of economic stress, hard lines of race and class, and cultural innovation.
Kansas City in the Pendergast Era Diane Mutti Burke, Jason Roe, John Herron. Wide-Open Town Wide-Open Town Kansas City in the Pendergast Era Diane Mutti Front Cover.