Love for Sale: Representing Prostitution in Imperial Russia

By Colleen Lucey Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Sexual Labour

How was prostitution represented in Imperial Russia?

Abortion and Contraception in Modern Greece, 1830-1967

By Violetta Hionidou Medicine and the Body, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Abortion and contraception before the Pill: the case of Modern Greece.

The Correspondence of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, 1846-1894

By Douglas Pretsell LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The first critical edition of the complete correspondence of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, a founding figure in the history of sexuality.

Sexual Politics and Feminist Science: Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900-1933

By Kirsten Leng Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

German-speaking feminists created new knowledge in sexology that challenged sexist biases and expanded possibilities for gendered and sexual expression.

The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Male Homosexual Politics in 1970s West Germany

By Craig Griffiths LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Gay liberation was never only about pride.

Campaigning for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ireland, 1981-1993

By Bob Cant LGBTQ, Modern Europe

For GLEN, Ireland’s Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, it was all about making equality a reality in people’s everyday lives.

Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe

By Conor O'Dwyer LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Conor O’Dwyer describes the rapidly evolving politics of LGBT activism in postcommunist Europe.