Book - Sensible Footwear

The first graphic history documenting lesbian life from 1950 to the present. ‘A joyous personal history of British LGBTQ life’ (The Guardian, Graphic Novel of the Month, August 2019)

Cartoon Museum volunteer Jo has chosen Sensible Footwear by Kate Charlesworth for the #talkingshelves initiative:

“This brilliant graphic autobiography/history should remind everyone how far LGBTQ+ rights have come in my (though probably not your!) lifetime.

When I was at university (1963-1966) homosexuality in men was a crime. Not so for women, but Lesbianism was sneered at, frowned on and denigrated.

Kate Charlesworth illuminates that history and how far we have come.”