Professor Rebecca Jennings on BBC Radio 4: ‘The Lesbian Mothers Scandal’
8 December 2024
“Married lesbians didn’t fit easily into the politics that was emerging from lesbian organisations in the 1960s and early 70s, which tended to emphasise independence from men and also a choice not to have children.”
Professor Rebecca Jennings (UCL History) speaks on an investigation into the legacy of court decisions separating children from lesbian mums: “Married lesbians didn’t fit easily into the politics that was emerging from lesbian organisations in the 1960s and early 70s, which tended to emphasise independence from men and also a choice not to have children.”
Listen: BBC Radio 4 ‘Missing Pieces: The Lesbian Mothers Scandal’ (from 15 min, 24 sec)