
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold traces the evolution of the lesbian community in Buffalo, New York from the mid-1930s up to the early 1960s. Drawing upon the oral histories of 45 women, it is the first comprehensive history of a working-class lesbian community. These poignant...


"Soars on the plain yet eloquent voices of the women...A necessary and overdue addition to the archives of lesbian and gay history."? The Boston Globe . Chronicles working-class lesbians in Buffalo, New York from the 1930s through the 60s.