User:Courtalbanese/Sexual revolution in 1960s United States/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source

Keller, Yvonne. “‘Was It Right to Love Her Brother’s Wife so Passionately?’: Lesbian Pulp Novels and U.S. Lesbian Identity, 1950-1965.” American Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2005): 385–410. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40068271.
- an article exploring lesbian pulp novels and the growth of lesbian identity in the United States through the early 60s. It is a peer-reviewed article from American Quarterly, so it should be a reliable insight into the creation of this type of lesbian identity.
Cain, Patricia A. “Litigating for Lesbian and Gay Rights: A Legal History.” Virginia Law Review 79, no. 7 (1993): 1551–1641. https://doi.org/10.2307/1073382.
- A law review regarding legal rights of gays and lesbians throughout history, going back to before the stonewall riots. I think it might be good to establish the existence of the lesbian subculture and specific rights. On the other hand, it might be to law-specific and not provide proof of many social movements
Betty Luther Hillman. “‘The Clothes I Wear Help Me to Know My Own Power’: The Politics of Gender Presentation in the Era of Women’s Liberation.” Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 34, no. 2 (2013): 155–85. https://doi.org/10.5250/fronjwomestud.34.2.0155.
- An article from a women's history journal about the womens lib movement and the beginning of a subculture of gender presentation in the 1960s.
Alix Genter. “Appearances Can Be Deceiving: Butch-Femme Fashion and Queer Legibility in New York City, 1945–1969.” Feminist Studies 42, no. 3 (2016): 604–31. https://doi.org/10.15767/feministstudies.42.3.0604.
- again, a feminist historical journal article about sexuality and gender presentation through clothing. I think it will specifically benefit my article because it discusses the rise of lesbian subculture and identifiability connecting to the broader sexual revolutions of the 60s.
"46. The Woman- Identified Woman: Radicalesbians", 46. The Woman- Identified Woman: Radicalesbians, New York University Press, pp. 221–226, 2018-04-03, doi:10.18574/nyu/9781479805419.003.0050, ISBN 978-1-4798-0541-9, retrieved 2024-03-07
- a copy of The Woman Identified Woman, which I discuss under the lesbian women's movement in the article

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References[edit]

Outline of proposed changes[edit]

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Bolster the "Gay Rights and the "undocumented" sexual revolution" part of the article by adding perspectives of lesbian subcultures who participated in the women's liberation movement as well as the gay rights movement.

Also add to "The Women's Movement" header as well- add more depth/complexity regarding the different types of feminists and their protests in the 1960s regarding the sexual revolution. Currently the article only mentions Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique- I think it would be beneficial to add other theorists and perspectives from the feminists of the 60s- like Shlamuth Firestone and

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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