A review by fractaltexan
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope Cleves

4.0

An interesting book that characterizes and challenges the myth that Same-Sex Marriage is a recent phenomenon. Through the lens of the Victorian Era and its problems with morality in the world of sexuality, this is a fresh beam of light that shows that LGBT people not only existed but that, for the most part, society didn't care. I find this to be a true example of liberalism and personal freedoms.

Cleves uses sources in a clever way, piecing the lives of Charity and Sylvia together from personal letters and the like.