Lillian Faderman received her Ph.D. in English from UCLA. She is the author of [Surpassing the Love of Men](/works/OL578925W/), [Scotch Verdict](/works/OL578928W/), two college textbooks on American ethnic literature, and numerous articles on women's relationships. Faderman is a Professor of English at California State University, Fresno and is currently a Visiting Professor of English at UCLA.
Naked in the promised land
Naked in the promised land
Synopsis
Lillian Faderman's memoir traces her extraordinary journey from an impoverished childhood as the daughter of an uneducated Jewish immigrant woman, whose family perished in the Holocaust. Growing up, Lilly navigated a dangerous lesbian underworld while dreaming of rescuing her mother from suffering. She worked as a burlesque stripper to put herself through Berkeley, ultimately earning a Ph.D. and becoming an acclaimed scholar of gay and lesbian studies, a loving partner, and a devoted mother.
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Lillian FadermanProtagonist
Lillian Faderman's motherSupporting
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Naked in the Promised LandPaperback, Apr
480 pages
Bloomsbury ReaderISBN: 97814482175335 editions available
