She and Her Pretty Friend: The hidden history of Australian women who love women

Author:   Danielle Scrimshaw
Publisher:   Ultimo Press
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9781761150838


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 May 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Danielle Scrimshaw
Publisher:   Ultimo Press
Imprint:   Ultimo Press
ISBN:  

9781761150838


ISBN 10:   1761150839
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 May 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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'For centuries, there has been so little recorded about the lives of queer people. Only a fraction of that is dedicated to queer women, let alone queer women in so-called Australia. She and Her Pretty Friend does a wonderful job of uncovering these stories while conveying the collective frustration of queer women longing to see themselves represented in the narrative of history.' -- Hannah McElhinney * Rainbow History Class * 'She and Her Pretty Friend is a pioneering and indispensable study of queer histories. In this eloquent, lively and compelling account, Danielle Scrimshaw brings to life with great skill and flair the experiences of queer women in Australian history. By drawing together a wide canvas of the history of sexualities, colonialism, class and race, Scrimshaw reveals many untold but vital stories, thus deeply enriching our understanding of the powerful and enduring place of queer women in Australia's past.' -- Professor Joy Damousi


‘For centuries, there has been so little recorded about the lives of queer people. Only a fraction of that is dedicated to queer women, let alone queer women in so-called Australia. She and Her Pretty Friend does a wonderful job of uncovering these stories while conveying the collective frustration of queer women longing to see themselves represented in the narrative of history.’  -- Hannah McElhinney * Rainbow History Class * ‘She and Her Pretty Friend is a pioneering and indispensable study of queer histories. In this eloquent, lively and compelling account, Danielle Scrimshaw brings to life with great skill and flair the experiences of queer women in Australian history. By drawing together a wide canvas of the history of sexualities, colonialism, class and race, Scrimshaw reveals many untold but vital stories, thus deeply enriching our understanding of the powerful and enduring place of queer women in Australia’s past.’  -- Professor Joy Damousi Scrimshaw blends juicy stories from the past with her own cheeky asides from a contemporary point of view … She and Her Pretty Friend provides an enjoyable entry point into queer women’s history in Australia, establishing the antecedents so many of us yearn for. * The Saturday Paper * From colonisation to the suffragettes, it’s a fascinating look at the hidden histories of queer women. * Sydney Morning Herald *


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Danielle Scrimshaw is a writer, historian and lighthouse enthusiast. Her 2019 essay ‘Be Gay, Do Crime: Or, the Ballad of Catherine and Ellen’ was shortlisted for the Deakin University Nonfiction Prize. Her thesis on queer women’s narratives in Australian history – or the lack thereof – was highly commended by the Australian Queer Archives. Last year she was a finalist for Forty South Magazine’s Van Diemen History Prize 2020-2021. She has been published in Voiceworks, Overland, Scum Mag and Archer Magazine. She and Her Pretty Friend is her first book.

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