Only in the Big City: Isolation, Rurality, and Leisure in Lesbian Chicago, 1971-1996
Published online on September 28, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Urban History, Ahead of Print.
This article explores lesbians’ perspective on urban living in Chicago from 1971 to 1996. Throughout the pages of local, feminist periodicals, Chicago lesbians expressed feelings of invisibility and isolation distinctly tied to city life. As women ...
This article explores lesbians’ perspective on urban living in Chicago from 1971 to 1996. Throughout the pages of local, feminist periodicals, Chicago lesbians expressed feelings of invisibility and isolation distinctly tied to city life. As women ...