The Horrors of the Half-Known Life: Male Attitudes Toward Women and Sexuality in 19th. Century America
by G. J. Barker-Benfield
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Now a classic in the field, The Horrors of the Half-Known Life is an important foundational text in the construction of masculinity, female identity, and the history of midwivery.Tags
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- Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, History, General Nonfiction
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- 305.3 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity People by gender or sex
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- HQ18 .U5 .B3 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Sexual life
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