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> [“To learn of the existence of other lesbians through the media, no matter how unfortunate those characters were, must have been reassuring to women who loved other women.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/to-learn-of-the-existence-of-other-lesbians-through-the-media-no/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

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## More by Lillian Faderman

> [“Some women who married and also had lesbian relationships were genuinely bisexual. Many others married because they could see no other viable choice in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/some-women-who-married-and-also-had-lesbian-relationships-were/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“Perhaps rage was an inextricable part of lesbian-feminism, because once these women analyzed the female's position in society they realized they had much to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/perhaps-rage-was-an-inextricable-part-of-lesbian-feminism-because/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“Love between women could take on a new shape in the late nineteenth century because the feminist movement succeeded both in opening new jobs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/love-between-women-could-take-on-a-new-shape-in-the-late-nineteenth/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“hey’d say that heterosexual women become feminists when they finally understand that society doesn’t allow them to be complete and free human beings— but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/hey-d-say-that-heterosexual-women-become-feminists-when-they-finally/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“Of course many of us were loaded with self-hate and wanted to change. How could it have been otherwise? All we heard and read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/of-course-many-of-us-were-loaded-with-self-hate-and-wanted-to-change/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“To learn of the existence of other lesbians through the media, no matter how unfortunate those characters were, must have been reassuring to women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/to-learn-of-the-existence-of-other-lesbians-through-the-media-no/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“A woman who dared to live as an overt homosexual in such unwelcoming times might well have an ego of impressive strength and health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/a-woman-who-dared-to-live-as-an-overt-homosexual-in-such-unwelcoming/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

> [“Education continued to come under particularly strong fire...: If women learned how to manage in the world as well as men, if they learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lillian-faderman/education-continued-to-come-under-particularly-strong-fire-if-women/)

[Lillian Faderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lillian-faderman/)

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