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Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams

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Synopsis

This biography uncovers the remarkable life of Eve Adams, a Jewish lesbian immigrant who defied societal norms in the early 20th century. It chronicles her journey through various cities, her entrepreneurial spirit in establishing lesbian-friendly venues, and her eventual tragic fate. The book sheds light on a hidden history of LGBTQ+ life and activism.

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Authors

Jonathan Ned Katz (born 1938) is an American historian of human sexuality who has focused on same-sex attraction and changes in the social organization of sexuality over time. His works focus on the idea, rooted in social constructionism, that the categories with which society describes and defines human sexuality are historically and culturally specific, along with the social organization of sexual activity, desire, relationships, and sexual identities.

Romy Nordlinger is an author of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. Her works include the space opera Starbridge, the dystopian Upright Women Wanted, and the fantasy adventure Night Archer. She also writes mystery, as seen in Antiques Fate.

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Eve Adams (born Chava Zloczewe)Protagonist

A Jewish woman born in Poland who becomes a radical activist and writer, publishing the rare anti-censorship pamphlet 'Lesbian Love' in 1925 before being deported to Nazi Germany.

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Book cover of Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams
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