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knowhomo: The wedding of Violet Jones and Joan Lee, 5 September 1954. ‘A girl ‘bridegroom’ who married another girl at a white wedding in church was fined £25 yesterday. So was her ‘bride’. The ‘bridegroom,’ 26 year old Violet Ellen Katherine Jones and the ‘bride’ 21 year old Joan Mary Lee, of Ardgowan-road, Catford, S.E both admitted making a false statement to get a marriage certificate. Violet Jones wore man’s clothes- a fawn raincoat and trousers- in the court at Greenwich. Information from: www.scienceandsociety.co.uk and A Lesbian History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Women Since 1500  By Rebecca Jennings AMAZING!! Also: can’t wait to get my hands on the Jennings book.

knowhomo:

The wedding of Violet Jones and Joan Lee, 5 September 1954.

‘A girl ‘bridegroom’ who married another girl at a white wedding in church was fined £25 yesterday. So was her ‘bride’. The ‘bridegroom,’ 26 year old Violet Ellen Katherine Jones and the ‘bride’ 21 year old Joan Mary Lee, of Ardgowan-road, Catford, S.E both admitted making a false statement to get a marriage certificate. Violet Jones wore man’s clothes- a fawn raincoat and trousers- in the court at Greenwich.

Information from:

www.scienceandsociety.co.uk

and

A Lesbian History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Women Since 1500 

By Rebecca Jennings

violet joan


AMAZING!! Also: can’t wait to get my hands on the Jennings book.

Filed under same-sex marriage uk history lesbians queer history lgbtq rebecca jennings

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