Whistling Women: A Study of the Lives of Older Lesbians

Gain first-hand knowledge of how today's lesbians aged 60 and over survived the 20th century!

“I didn’t know we were lesbians. We lived together 13 years!”

Whistling Women is a unique, candid collection of the life experiences of 44 lesbians between 62 and 82 years of age. This book explores new ground with interviews about their memories, feelings, and thoughts on a diversity of perspectives—from growing up during the Depression and World War II, to retirement and old age at the height o...