The Girls in 3-B

Annice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self-expression, and sexual freedom. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of romance with a handsome, wealthy, married boss to the happier security of a lesbian relationship, these three experience first-hand the dangers and limitations of women's economic reliance on men. Well-known lesbian pulp author Valerie Taylor skilfully paints a sociological portrait of the emotional and economic pitfalls of heterosexuality in 1950s America -- and then offers a defiantly subversive alternative. A classic pulp tale showcasing predatory beatnik men, drug hallucinations, and secret lesbian trysts, this book approaches the theme of sex from the stiffened vantage point of 1950s psychology.