A valuable source of primary material, this anthology examines a significant number of British women's writings on sex from Victorian times to the 1960s, and studies all aspects of their debates from marriage and lesbianism to prostitution and STDs.
Autorentext
Lesley A. Hall
Zusammenfassung
Studying a broader period than its contemporaries, this comprehensive study reveals a neglected tradition of British women's writing from the Victorian era to the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Outspoken Women brings together the many and varied non-fictional writings of British women on sexual attitudes and behaviour, beginning nearly a hundred years prior to the 'second wave' of feminism. Commentators cover a broad range of perspectives and include Darwinists, sexologists, and campaigners against the spread of VD, as well as women writing about their own lives and experiences. Covering all aspects of the debate from marriage, female desire and pleasure, to lesbianism, prostitution, STDs, and sexual ignorance, Lesley A. Hall studies how the works of this era didn't just criticise male-defined mores and the 'dark side' of sex, but how they increasingly promoted the possibility of a brighter view and an informed understanding of the sexual life.Hall's remarkable anthology is an engaging examination of this fascinating subject and it provides students and scholars with an invaluable source of primary material.
Inhalt
Contents. Introduction. The Victorians The Suffrage Era The Stopes Era Depression and War Sex in a Welfare State Biographical Notes on Authors. Bibliography of Works Cited. Further Reading
Titel
Outspoken Women
Untertitel
An Anthology of Women's Writing on Sex, 1870-1969
Autor
EAN
9781136405976
ISBN
978-1-136-40597-6
Format
PDF
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
01.05.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.43 MB
Anzahl Seiten
352
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch
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