Isle of Lesbos : Letters & Journals

Lesbian Love in Letters and Journals

For centuries, women have expressed their love for each other in letters and in their journal entries. These pages share excerpts from published letters and journals, showing the deep and abiding love as expressed by several notable women.

Emily Dickinson's Letters

Anne Lister's Journal

Eleanor Roosevelt's Letters

Vita Sackville-West's Letters

Violet Trefusis' Letters

12th-century Love Letters

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