The Notebooks that Emma Gave Me: The Autobiography of a Lesbian

Youngsville, New York: Self-published by Kady Van Deurs, 1979. Second printing. Paperback. Good. Second printing. Paperback. This memoir chronicles the early life of lesbian activist and artist Kady Van Deurs (1928-2003), illustrated in photographs by her friend and fellow member of the Gay Liberation Front, Diana Davies, one of the leading photojournalists documenting the feminist and gay liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s. This early printing of the work of two important queer activists of the gay liberation movement comes from the library of the late influential Jewish lesbian feminist, theorist, activist, and scholar Dr. Bette S. Tallen (1950-2023).

"The autobiography of this lesbian-feminist-anarchist-letter writer and journal keeper, ex-cab driver and ex-Quaker, silversmith, friend of racoons and axe-maker to the Queen-is funny and sad and utterly compelling in its energy and fullness." - Anita Leibowitz Page, Feminist Review

8 1/4" X 5 3/8". 179pp. Moderate wear to wraps, with heavy toning, dust soiling, and edgewear. Cover misprint, with 'd' missing from author's first name. Foxing and dust soiling to page edges, else unmarked.