Society & Culture
The Anandrine Sect The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 51d with Heather Rose Jones A look at the motif of the 18th century French “Anandrine Sect” purported to be a lesbian sex club. In this episode we talk about: The political context of late 18th c. France Pamphlet culture and secret societies Prominent women rumored to have lesbian relations The “Lodge of Lesbos” The Anandrine Sect A selection of source materialsSikes, Alan. 2007. “The Trouble with Tribades: Struggles of Sex and Class in French Revolutionary Performance” in Querying Difference in Theatre History edited by Scott Magelssen, Ann Haugo, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84718-303-3 Merrick, Jeffery & Michael Sibalis. 2001. Homosexuality in French History and Culture. Harrington Park Press, New York. French Erotic Writings from the Ancien Régime to the Revolution by Wayne R. Dynes Lanser, Susan S. 2014. The Sexuality of History: Modernity and the Sapphic, 1565-1830. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. ISBN 978-0-226-18773-0 Especially chapter 6 “Sapphic Sects and the Rites of Revolutoin, 1775-1800” Merrick, Jeffrey & Bryant T. Ragan, Jr. 2001. Homosexuality in Early Modern France: A Documentary Collection. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-510257-6 This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Anandrine Sect A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Twitter: @heatherosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page) If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: The Lesbian Talk Show Patreon The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon