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.
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