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Recovering the history of same-sex desire has proven to be extremely challenging, not least because people in the past who desired members of the same sex were understandably reluctant to acknowledge feelings and behaviour that attracted social stigma and criminal prosecution. The descendants of these individuals, as well as archivists and historians, have often played an active role in suppressing evidence about their lives. And prior to the invention of sexuality as a category of identity, the language used to describe sexual desire was often ambiguous and difficult to decipher. Recent scholars have Most users should sign in with their email address. If you originally registered with a username please use that to sign in.

Description Charity and Sylvia is the intimate history of two ordinary women who lived in an extraordinary same-sex marriage during the early nineteenth century. Based on diaries, letters, and poetry, among other original documents, the research traces the women's lives in sharp detail. Charity Bryant was born in to a consumptive mother who died a month later.

Charity and Sylvia is the intimate history of two ordinary women who lived in an extraordinary same-sex marriage during the early nineteenth century. Based on diaries, letters, and poetry, among other original documents, the research traces the women's lives in sharp detail. Charity Bryant was born in to a consumptive mother who died a month later. Raised in Massachusetts, Charity developed into a brilliant and strong-willed woman with a passion for her own sex.