▁young ▁lo vers ▁Ruth ▁Dra ke ▁( 1 9 ) ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Lund sted t ▁( 2 2 ) ▁d rank ▁cy an ide ▁poison ▁together ▁in ▁North ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁after ▁being ▁press ured ▁by ▁family ▁to ▁end ▁their ▁four - year ▁relationship ▁and ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁each ▁other . ▁Their ▁trag ic ▁love ▁story , ▁complete ▁with ▁love ▁letters , ▁made ▁national ▁news . ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁ ▁Summer ▁– ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University , ▁L DS - ra ised ▁les bian ▁May ▁Sw enson ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁age ▁ 2 2 ) ▁moved ▁from ▁Log an , ▁Ut ah ▁to ▁the ▁gay ▁hot spot ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁dream s ▁of ▁writing . ▁She ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁influ ential ▁poet . ▁Sw enson ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁partner ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁and ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁writing ▁passed ▁away ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 6 . ▁▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁▁ ▁November ▁– ▁M ild red ▁Ber ry man ▁( born ▁ 1 9 0 1 ) ▁ends ▁working ▁on ▁her ▁ground bre aking ▁th esis ▁The ▁Psych ological ▁Ph en omena ▁of ▁the ▁Hom osex ual ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁les bian ▁women ▁and ▁ 9 ▁gay ▁men , ▁whom ▁she ▁met ▁through ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Boh em ian ▁Club . ▁She