A former editor of the international lesbian feminist journal Sinister Wisdom, she is the recipient of the Lambda Literary Award and the Publishing Triangle's Ferro. Set in Russia and New York during the early twentieth century and touching on the hallmarks of the Progressive Era-the Women's Trade Union League, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, anarchist and socialist movements, women's suffrage, anti-Semitism-Elana Dykewomon's Beyond the Pale is a richly detailed and moving story, offering a glimpse into a world that is often overlooked. Elana Dykewomon has published seven award-winning books foregrounding lesbian heroism, including the classics Riverfinger Women (1974), Beyond the Pale (1997), and Risk (2009). As they live through the oppression and tragedies of their time, Chava and Rose grow to become lovers-and search for a community they can truly call their own. Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.). This book has minor wear and is in very good condition. Chava has come to America with the family of her cousin Rose, and the two girls begin working at fourteen. Beyond the Pale tells the stories of two Jewish women living through times of darkness and inhumanity in the early 20th century, capturing their undaunted love and courage in luminous and moving prose. Title of a book, article or other published item.
Their story crosses with that of Chava Meyer, a girl who was attended by Gutke at her birth and was later orphaned during the Kishinev pogrom of 1903. Winner Description: Author: Elana Dykewomon Publisher: Press Gang Publishers.
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award : "A page-turner that brings to life turn-of-the-century New York's Lower East Side." - Library Journalīorn in a Russian-Jewish settlement, Gutke Gurvich is a midwife who immigrates to New York's Lower East Side with her partner, a woman passing as a man.
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