Rereading Sex: Battles Over Sexual Knowledge and Suppression in Nineteenth-Century America

by Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz

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A study of nineteenth-century opinions toward human sexuality examines the various viewpoints that shaped American attitudes toward the human body, love, intercourse, masturbation, contraception, abortion, free love, and erotica.

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Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, Sylvia Dlugasch Bauman Professor in American Studies at Smith College, is the recipient of grants and fellowships from, among others, the Radcliffe Institute and the American Antiquarian Society. She has taught at Scripps College and the University of Southern California. She and her husband, Daniel, live in Northampton show more and Cambridge, Massachusetts show less

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Nonfiction, History, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction
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306.70973Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial Behavior - Dating, Marriage, DivorceSexual relationsBiography And HistoryNorth AmericaUnited States
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HQ18 .U5 .H673Social sciencesThe family. Marriage, Women and SexualityThe Family. Marriage. WomenSexual life
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