1890

Artifacts from the 1890s

Der Konträrsexualismus inbezug auf Ehe und Frauenfrage

Pamphlet published in 1895 by Emma Trosse in which she explores Sinnlichkeitslosigkeit (absence of sexual desire)

1895 •

Sappho und Sokrates

A formative academic work in legitimizing queer identities which recognizes asexual people

Ein Weib?

An early academic paper on queer identities where the author self-identities as asexual

1897 •

Ist “freie Liebe” Sittenlosigkeit?

A book by Emma Trosse, translated as Is “free love” immoral?, in which she self-identifies as being “without sensuality”.

1897 •

The Spinster in Society

An article from regional Victoria, Australia, praising the contributions that unmarried women make to society

1897