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Ashcan Betty

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Fictionalized account of the author's own experiences. Story focuses on Betty, a 60 year old self-sufficient "poor white sister" and "nun of the common world" and how she survives in a "world of waste". This novel is part of the "Scavenger Trilogy", consisting of three novels Fleamarket Molly (December 1978), Garbage Can Sally (April 1979), and Ashcan Betty (February 1980).

Item Information:

Identifier
nc580n15k
Collection
Red Jordan Arobateau
Institution
Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
Creator(s)
Arobateau, Red Jordan
Publisher
Oakland, CA : Published by Red Jordan Press
Date Created
2006
Genre
Books
Places
California > Alameda County > Berkeley
Topic(s)
LGBTQ+ authors
LGBTQ+ fiction
Transgender authors
Resource Type
Text
Analog Format
281 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Rights
In copyright
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