The journals of globe-trotting British diarist Anne Lister included frank depictions of lesbianism. Some of the entries were so graphic that they were initially thought to be a hoax until their authenticity was substantiated. But the so-called first modern lesbian, who died at age 49 in 1840, was a woman way ahead of her time. […]
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