The suit suits whom? lesbian gender, female masculinity, and women-in-suits

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-174

  Rifkin, Lori ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butch femme; Clothing; Cultural studies; Female masculinity; Gender; Lesbian; Suit

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009597103     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v06n02_20     Document Type: Article

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