MGH & Studs Terkel: Episode 6: Jill Johnston

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🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Sparks flew when radical lesbian feminist Jill Johnston sat down for an interview with Studs Terkel in 1973. Jill had just published a controversial manifesto called “Lesbian Nation,” which advocated that women break with men entirely. It was provocative stuff—even for the usually unflappable Studs. Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources. For exclusive Making Gay History bonus content, join our ⁠Patreon community⁠. ——— To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I history
0:02.0	Eric here
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0:41.8	or this book is for my mother who should have been a lesbian and for my daughter in hopes that she will be.
0:47.0	It seems quite an outrageous epigraph, is it not? It seems that way.
0:51.0	Lesbian Nation is the book by Jill Johnson.
0:54.0	Well, quite obviously, you know, the much overused word controversial applies,
0:58.0	but it's provocative.
0:59.0	I like the word provocative.
1:00.0	It is that.
1:01.0	She provokes quite obviously.
1:03.0	Anyway, quite marvelously, I think, too.
1:05.2	Though I disagree with her, of course, I many matters.
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