DYK #AdolpheBelot (d.1890) published his novel about an angry lesbian, “Mademoiselle Giraud, ma femme” in 1870? He believed girls at school seduced other girls & turned them into lesbians. Émile #Zola (d.1902) wrote the preface:

DYK #AdolpheBelot (d.1890) published his novel about an angry lesbian, “Mademoiselle Giraud, ma femme” in 1870? He believed girls at school seduced other girls & turned them into lesbians. Émile #Zola (d.1902) wrote the preface: