Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights

Addresses an important legal case that set the stage for today’s LGBTQ civil rights - a case that almost no one has heard of. This first in-depth treatment of this foundational legal case tells the story of that case and of Marjorie Rowland, the pioneer who fought for employment rights for LGBTQ educators and who paid a heavy price for that fight.