During the last twenty years feminist research into the history of
sexuality has made important contributions to the theoretical
understanding of the relationship between sexuality and male power.
When sexology became established as a science, feminists had for
many years been engaged in a struggle to change male sexuality, by
waging campaigns against male sexual violence and abuse of women
and children; by challenging the institutions of marriage and
prostitution; and by asserting in theory and in practice the right
to female sexual autonomy. Despite the excellent research published
in this important and fascinating aspect of feminist history, there
are still gaps in our knowledge.; "The Real Facts of Life" aims to
fill these gaps: Why and when did sexuality become an important
political issue for the 19th century feminist?; What was the
history of campaigns against double standards of sexual morality?;
Why were feminists so divided in their views about sexual freedom
and its relationship to women's emancipation? The analysis of these
issues illuminates past and present feminists' ideas and theories
about sexuality. Margaret Jackson's main aims in "The Real Facts of
Life" are to make a contribution towards understanding the history
of the struggle for female sexual autonomy; to provide a
revolutionary feminist analysis of the social construction of
sexuality and its relationship to male power, and to provide a
critique of sexology and the male-defined concept of sexual
"liberation."
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