Jill Johnston

Jill Johnston
Johnston in 1985
Born
Jill Crowe

(1929-05-17)May 17, 1929
London, England
DiedSeptember 18, 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 81)
Education
Occupations
  • Author
  • cultural critic
EmployerThe Village Voice
Spouses
  • Richard John Lanham
    (m. 1958; div. 1964)
  • Ingrid Nyeboe
    (m. 1993, divorced)
    (m. 2009)
Children2
FatherCyril F. Johnston
RelativesNora Johnston (aunt)
Writing career
Pen nameF. J. Crowe
Literary movementLesbian feminist activism
Notable worksLesbian Nation (1973)

Jill Johnston (May 17, 1929 – September 18, 2010) was a British-born American feminist author and cultural critic. She is most famous for her radical lesbian feminism book, Lesbian Nation and was a longtime writer for The Village Voice. She was also a leader of the lesbian separatist movement of the 1970s.[1][2][3] Johnston also wrote under the pen name F. J. Crowe.[4]

  1. ^ a b Grimes, William (September 21, 2010). "Jill Johnston, Critic Who Wrote 'Lesbian Nation', Dies at 81". New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Fastenburg, Dan (October 4, 2010). "Jill Johnston". Time. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  3. ^ Jowitt, Deborah. "In Memoriam: Jill Johnston (1929-2010)". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  4. ^ Carol Hurd Green, American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present, The Gale Group, 2000, page 235