Lillian Faderman

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Lillian Faderman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Lillian Faderman has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 5 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Lillian Faderman's work include European history and politics (4 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (3 papers) and American and British Literature Analysis (3 papers). Lillian Faderman is often cited by papers focused on European history and politics (4 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (3 papers) and American and British Literature Analysis (3 papers). Lillian Faderman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lillian Faderman's co-authors include Leila J. Rupp, Kevin White, Madeline Davis, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Lucy Bland, Sheila Jeffreys, Martha Vicinus, W. Barton Leach, Judith R. Walkowitz and Ethel Spector Person and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and International Migration Review.

In The Last Decade

Lillian Faderman

26 papers receiving 746 citations

Hit Papers

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life ... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1992 1981 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth- Century America.
    1992 433 citations Leila J. Rupp, Lillian Faderman Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present
    1981 357 citations Lillian Faderman Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers

Lillian Faderman
George Chauncey United States
Martha Vicinus United States
Estelle B. Freedman United States
Marjorie Garber United States
Martin Duberman United States
Robyn Wiegman United States
Annamarie Jagose New Zealand
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg United States
Alice Echols United States
Sheila Jeffreys Australia
George Chauncey United States
Lillian Faderman
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Countries citing papers authored by Lillian Faderman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lillian Faderman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lillian Faderman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Faderman, Lillian. (2019). Harvey Milk. Yale University Press eBooks.
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Faderman, Lillian. (2018). Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death. 2 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (2013). Scotch Verdict: The Real-Life Story That Inspired "The Children's Hour". 1 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian, et al.. (2001). City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves: Lesbian and Gay Philadelphia, 1945-1972. The American Historical Review. 106(3). 1018–1018. 76 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian, et al.. (2000). I Begin My Life All Over. International Migration Review. 34(2). 577–577. 6 indexed citations
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Vicinus, Martha, Leila J. Rupp, & Lillian Faderman. (2000). A Desired Past: A Short History of Same-Sex Love in America. The American Historical Review. 105(2). 575–575. 7 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian & Lucy Bland. (1996). Banishing the Beast: Sexuality and the Early Feminists.. Journal of American History. 83(1). 236–236. 10 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, & Madeline Davis. (1994). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community.. Journal of American History. 81(1). 330–330. 28 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian & Kevin White. (1994). The First Sexual Revolution: The Emergence of Male Heterosexuality in Modern America.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(2). 218–218. 35 indexed citations
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Rupp, Leila J. & Lillian Faderman. (1992). Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth- Century America.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 21(4). 500–500. 433 indexed citations breakdown →
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Freedman, Estelle B. & Lillian Faderman. (1991). Missing Links. The Women s Review of Books. 9(1). 15–15.
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Faderman, Lillian & Sheila Jeffreys. (1987). The Spinster and Her Enemies: Feminism and Sexuality, 1880-1930. The Women s Review of Books. 4(10/11). 16–16. 7 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (1986). Love Between Women in 1928:. Journal of Homosexuality. 12(3-4). 23–42. 3 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (1985). The ”New Gay” Lesbians. Journal of Homosexuality. 10(3-4). 85–96. 24 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (1983). Scotch Verdict: Miss Pirie and Miss Woods V. Dame Cumming Gordon. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (1981). Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Faderman, Lillian. (1979). Who Hid Lesbian History?. Frontiers A Journal of Women Studies. 4(3). 74–74. 8 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (1978). Lesbian Magazine Fiction in the Early Twentieth Century. The Journal of Popular Culture. XI(4). 800–817. 4 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian. (1978). THE MORBIDIFICATION OF LOVE BETWEEN WOMEN BY 19TH-CENTURY SEXOLOGISTS. Journal of Homosexuality. 4(1). 73–90. 11 indexed citations
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Faderman, Lillian, et al.. (1975). Speaking for Ourselves: American Ethnic Writing. The American Indian Quarterly. 2(2). 153–153. 1 indexed citations

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