In the 19th century, Boston marriage was a term used for households where two women lived together, independent of any male support. Whether these were lesbian relationships — in the sexual sense — is debatable and debated; the likelihood is that some were and some were not. Today, the term is sometimes used when referring to two women living together who are not in a sexual relationship. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... A lesbian is a homosexual woman. ...

The term "Boston marriage" came to be used, apparently, after Henry James' book The Bostonians detailed a marriage-like relationship between two women — "New Women" in the language of the time, women who were independent, not married, self-supporting (which sometimes meant living off inherited wealth or making a living as writers or other professional, educated careers.) The play Boston Marriage by David Mamet depicts such a marriage as having an explicitly sexual component. This article is about the writer; for the politician who was almost his contemporary see Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford. ... David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, screenwriter, director and poet born in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. ...

Ironically, the term was used long before same-sex marriage was first legalized in Massachusetts, and today two women can legally get married in Boston. Same-sex marriage is marriage between individuals who are of the same legal or biological sex. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...