Another Angle on the 18th Century

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 16:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project This article makes a useful contrast to yesterday's, as it illustrates that people working on the same time and place can interpret the data differently. Major category: LHMPTags: LHMP LHMP #557 Peakman 2004 Lascivious Bodies About LHMP Full citation: Peakman, Julie. 2004. Lascivious Bodies: A Sexual History of the Eighteenth Century. Atlantic Books, London. Chapter 8 “Tribadism: ‘A New Sort of Sin’” While most of the articles I summarize focus on specific topics, sometimes there is a publication that provides an excellent overview for a particular era or place. The last one I blogged that fell in this category was Goiwng 2006. Peakman is another such article that provides an excellent overview of the themes and sources relevant to a specific context. This is a general survey of sexuality in the 18th century. This summary only covers chapter 8 “Tribadism: A New Sort of Sin.” It opens with a quatrain from the satirical…