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Desiring Revolution: Second-Wave Feminism and the Rewriting of Twentieth-Century American Sexual Thought
Jane Gerhard
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Paperback. In the 1970s sex was what mattered most to feminists. Gerhard asks why issues of sex and female pleasure came to matter so much to these "second-wave feminists." She shows how the radical ideas put forward by this generation of American women was a response to attempts to define and contain female sexuality going back to the beginning of the century. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
There was a moment in the 1970s when sex was what mattered most to feminists. White middle-class women viewed sex as central to both their oppression and their liberation. Young women started to speak and write about the clitoris, orgasm, and masturbation, and publishers and the news media jumped at the opportunity to disseminate their views. In Desiring Revolution, Gerhard asks why issues of sex and female pleasure came to matter so much to these "second-wave feminists." In answering this question Gerhard reveals the diverse views of sexuality within feminism and shows how the radical ideas put forward by this ... Read more
There was a moment in the 1970s when sex was what mattered most to feminists. White middle-class women viewed sex as central to both their oppression and their liberation. Young women started to speak and write about the clitoris, orgasm, and masturbation, and publishers and the news media jumped at the opportunity to disseminate their views. In Desiring Revolution, Gerhard asks why issues of sex and female pleasure came to matter so much to these "second-wave feminists." In answering this question Gerhard reveals the diverse views of sexuality within feminism and shows how the radical ideas put forward by this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231112055
SKU
V9780231112055
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About Jane Gerhard
Jane Gerhard is lecturer in history and literature at Harvard University.
Reviews for Desiring Revolution: Second-Wave Feminism and the Rewriting of Twentieth-Century American Sexual Thought
This fascinating book enriches history, women's/gender/sexuality studies, feminist theory, American studies curricula, and the libraries of advanced scholars. Gerhard deserves great credit for her skillful application of contemporary debates toward a creative interpretation of feminist and sexuality history.
Judith A. Allen Journal of American History Gerhard delves into the history of expert ideas about appropriate reproductive and sexual behavior. ... Read more
Judith A. Allen Journal of American History Gerhard delves into the history of expert ideas about appropriate reproductive and sexual behavior. ... Read more