For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other "for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health" for periods of thirty or forty-sometimes as many as fifty-years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn't merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched…mehr
For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other "for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health" for periods of thirty or forty-sometimes as many as fifty-years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn't merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched the American culture. Among the high-profile couples whose lives and loves are illuminated in the following pages are Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams and Mary Rozet Smith, literary icon Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, author James Baldwin and Lucien Happersberger, and artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Rodger Streitmatter, a former newspaper reporter, is a member of the School of Communication faculty at American University. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his husband, Tom Grooms.
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue
Chapter 1 Walt Whitman & Peter Doyle 1865–1892 Revolutionizing American Poetry
Chapter 2 Martha Carey Thomas & Mamie Gwinn 1878–1904 Opening Graduate Education to American Women
Chapter 3 Ned Warren & John Marshall 1884–1927 Building the Collections of America’s Art Museums
Chapter 4 Mary Rozet Smith & Jane Addams 1891–1934 Breaking New Ground in Social Reform and Global Peace
Chapter 5 Bessie Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe 1892–1933 Founding the Field of Interior Design
Chapter 6 J. C. Leyendecker & Charles Beach 1901–1951 Taking the Art of Illustration to a New Level
Chapter 7 Alice B. Toklas & Gertrude Stein 1907–1946 Expanding the Dimensions of American Literature
Chapter 8 Janet Flanner & Solita Solano 1919–1975 Pioneering a New Style of Journalism
Chapter 9 Greta Garbo & Mercedes de Acosta 1931–1960 Making Hollywood the Celebrity Capital of the World Chapter 10 Aaron Copland & Victor Kraft 1932–1976 Inventing a Distinctly American Style of Music
Chapter 11 Frank Merlo & Tennessee Williams 1948–1963 Lifting American Theater to New Heights
Chapter 12 James Baldwin & Lucien Happersberger 1949–1987 Attacking Racism through Literature
Chapter 13 Robert Rauschenberg & Jasper Johns 1954–1962 Expanding the Definition of Art
Chapter 14 Ismail Merchant & James Ivory 1961–2005 Turning Literary Works into Sumptuous Films
Chapter 15 Frances Clayton & Audre Lorde 1968–1988 Raising a Voice for Women of Color
Chapter 1 Walt Whitman & Peter Doyle 1865–1892 Revolutionizing American Poetry
Chapter 2 Martha Carey Thomas & Mamie Gwinn 1878–1904 Opening Graduate Education to American Women
Chapter 3 Ned Warren & John Marshall 1884–1927 Building the Collections of America’s Art Museums
Chapter 4 Mary Rozet Smith & Jane Addams 1891–1934 Breaking New Ground in Social Reform and Global Peace
Chapter 5 Bessie Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe 1892–1933 Founding the Field of Interior Design
Chapter 6 J. C. Leyendecker & Charles Beach 1901–1951 Taking the Art of Illustration to a New Level
Chapter 7 Alice B. Toklas & Gertrude Stein 1907–1946 Expanding the Dimensions of American Literature
Chapter 8 Janet Flanner & Solita Solano 1919–1975 Pioneering a New Style of Journalism
Chapter 9 Greta Garbo & Mercedes de Acosta 1931–1960 Making Hollywood the Celebrity Capital of the World Chapter 10 Aaron Copland & Victor Kraft 1932–1976 Inventing a Distinctly American Style of Music
Chapter 11 Frank Merlo & Tennessee Williams 1948–1963 Lifting American Theater to New Heights
Chapter 12 James Baldwin & Lucien Happersberger 1949–1987 Attacking Racism through Literature
Chapter 13 Robert Rauschenberg & Jasper Johns 1954–1962 Expanding the Definition of Art
Chapter 14 Ismail Merchant & James Ivory 1961–2005 Turning Literary Works into Sumptuous Films
Chapter 15 Frances Clayton & Audre Lorde 1968–1988 Raising a Voice for Women of Color