A woman reads a book during her toilet and does not concentrate on what she is doing. Aquatint.

A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.

The lesbian muse and poetic identity, 1889-1930 / by Sarah Parker.

Minding the body : women writers on body and soul / edited by Patricia Foster.

Making girls into women : American women's writing and the rise of lesbian identity / Kathryn R. Kent.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 14.5 x 10.7 cm

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The lesbian muse and poetic identity, 1889-1930 / by Sarah Parker.

A woman reads a book during her toilet and does not concentrate on what she is doing. Aquatint.

Minding the body : women writers on body and soul / edited by Patricia Foster.

Making girls into women : American women's writing and the rise of lesbian identity / Kathryn R. Kent.

A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.

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The lesbian muse and poetic identity, 1889-1930 / by Sarah Parker.

A woman reads a book during her toilet and does not concentrate on what she is doing. Aquatint.

Minding the body : women writers on body and soul / edited by Patricia Foster.

Making girls into women : American women's writing and the rise of lesbian identity / Kathryn R. Kent.

A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.

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