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Esther Newton is currently Term Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, and Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Kempner Distinguished Professor at Purchase College, SUNY. She is the auditor of Margaret Mead Made Me Gay: Personal Essays, Public Ideas, published by Duke show more University Press, and Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America, coauthor of Womenfriends: A Soap Opera, and coeditor of Amazon Expedition: A Lesbian Feminist Anthology. show less

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Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past (1989) — Contributor — 687 copies
The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader (1993) — Contributor — 408 copies
Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality (1984) — Contributor — 129 copies

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Birthdate
1940
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Occupations
anthropologist
Awards and honors
AQA Distinguished Achievement Award (2018)

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An interesting anthropological consideration of drag queens in the 1960s. A lot of it the information is dated, but it's interesting to see what parts continue to linger, particularly in the perceived distinctions made between the queens themselves.
 
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urthona73 | Sep 24, 2013 |
Esther Newton really is amazing. I came to her work through the Cherry Grove, Fire Island history, and was so excited that I dug out some of her other anthropology work. This great set of essays lays out her approaches and thinking in anthropology and other matters.
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lquilter | Sep 27, 2009 |
One of my favorite histories; anthropological and using significant oral history. A snapshot of gay/lesbian 20th century history, as well as a great history of 'place'.
 
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