LGBTQ History
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Diaries, for Historians, Are the Gold Standard Evidence, Ont Mayde
Anne lister lived from 17 91 to 18 forty. In terms of british law at the time, sodomy still illegal and punishable by death. lesbian's activity wasn't punishable in Britain as it was elsewhere. Diaries are 'the gold standard of evidence' for historians. They really give us insight into not just what people s all up to, but wha they're thinking.
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