Saturday, January 4, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

American Historical Association Annual Meeting Sessions

99. Queer Intersections of Law and Sexuality in Mid-Twentieth-Century U.S. History

Hilton, Joliet Room

Joint session with the Committee on Lesbian and Gay History

Chair: Regina Kunzel, Williams College

Papers: The Strange Case of Dr. Maxey and Mr. Aday: Publishing, Obscenity Law, and Public Identity
Martin Meeker, San Francisco State University

"I Observed Her Closely": Policing Lesbianism at Women's Prisons in Illinois, 1920–70
L. Mara Dodge, Westfield State College

"The Most Hated Woman in America": Madalyn Murray O'Hair and the Queering of American Atheism, 1960–65
David Serlin, Bard College

Comment: Regina Kunzel

   

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