Hardly anything is recorded about homosexual activity between women. Ancient Greece and Rome Further information: The existence of a public space for women to socialize in bars that were known to cater to lesbians "became the single most important public manifestation of the subculture for many decades", according to historian Lillian Faderman. Women who appear on Greek pottery are depicted with affection, and in instances where women appear only with other women, their images are eroticized: In response, eight women in San Francisco met in their living rooms in to socialize and have a safe place to dance.