{"product_id":"we-set-the-night-on-martha-shelley-9781641609418","title":"We Set the Night on Fire: Igniting the Gay Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eMartha Shelley didn't start out in life wanting to become a gay activist, or an activist of any kind. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The daughter of Jewish refugees and undocumented immigrants in New York City, she grew up during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s, was inspired by the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements that followed, and struggled with coming out as a lesbian at a time when being gay made her a criminal. \u003cbr\u003e Shelley rose to become a public speaker for the New York chapter of the lesbian rights group the Daughters of Bilitis, organized the first gay march in response to the Stonewall Riots of 1969, and then cofounded the Gay Liberation Front. She coproduced the newspaper Come Out!, worked on the women's takeover of the RAT Subterranean News, and took a central role in the Lavender Menace action to confront homophobia in the women's movement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Shelley's story is a feminist and lesbian document that gives context and adds necessary humanity to the historical record.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Shelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641609419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641609418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023","brand":"Martha Shelley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079235694847,"sku":"9781641609418","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_656fab43-9095-4105-bc35-0fd893a2e553.jpg?v=1685479965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-set-the-night-on-martha-shelley-9781641609418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}