The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 201 – Researching the Origins of Lesbian Myths, Legends, and Symbols

Researching the Origins of Lesbian Myths, Legends, and Symbols The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 201 with Heather Rose Jones

In this episode we talk about:

• The process of investigating “popular history” about lesbian symbols and myths
• The following are only some of the sources mentioned in the podcast. If listeners have questions about anything not included here, drop a comment on the transcript over on the blog. I stand behind my sources!
• LHMP #215 - Bennett, Betty T. 1991. Mary Diana Dods: A Gentleman and a Scholar. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. ISBN 0-8018-4984-5
• ”Charlemagne’s Cheese: a study in the un/reliability of sources” by Heather Rose Jones
• LHMP #122 - Lardinois, André. “Lesbian Sappho and Sappho of Lesbos” in Bremmer, Jan. 1989. From Sappho to de Sade: Moments in the History of Sexuality. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-02089-1
• “Violets and Vandamm” by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
• Burford, E.J. 1986. Wits, Wenchers and Wantons - London’s Low Life: Covent Garden in the Eighteenth Century. Robert Hale, London. ISBN 0-7090-2629-3
• Game of Flats (blog tag)
• Linnane, Fergus. 2005. Madams: Bawds & Brothel-Keepers of London. The History Press. ISBN 9780752473383
• Ackroyd, Peter. 2018. Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day. Abrams Press, New York.
• Arnold, Catherine. 2010. City of Sin: London and its Vices. Simon & Schuster.
• Harris’s List of Covent-Garden Ladies
• Murphy, Colin. 2018. Fierce History: 5000 years of startling stories from Ireland and around the globe. The O’Brien Press.

A transcript of this podcast is available here.

Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

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Links to Heather Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com
• Email: Heather Rose Jones
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• Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)