Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical re-ordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts,while recognizing that women's experiences are also affected by other social divisions such as in race,class,and sexual orientation. The ideology and movement emerged in the 1960s.
The sexual revolution,also known as the sexual liberation,was a social movement that challenged traditional codes of behavior related to sexuality and interpersonal relationships throughout the developed Western world from the 1960s to the 1970s. Sexual liberation included increased acceptance of sex outside of traditional heterosexual,monogamous relationships. The normalization of contraception and the pill,public nudity,pornography,premarital sex,homosexuality,masturbation,alternative forms of sexuality,and the legalization of abortion all followed.
The History of Sexuality is a four-volume study of sexuality in the Western world by the French historian and philosopher Michel Foucault,in which the author examines the emergence of "sexuality" as a discursive object and separate sphere of life and argues that the notion that every individual has a sexuality is a relatively recent development in Western societies. The first volume,The Will to Knowledge,was first published in 1976;an English translation appeared in 1978. The Use of Pleasure,and The Care of the Self,were published in 1984. The fourth volume,Confessions of the Flesh,was published posthumously in 2018.
A shotgun wedding is a wedding arranged in response to pregnancy resulting from premarital sex. The phrase is a primarily U.S. colloquialism,termed as such based on a stereotypical scenario in which the father of the pregnant bride-to-be threatens the reluctant groom with a shotgun in order to ensure that he follows through with the wedding.
Sex-positive feminism,also known as pro-sex feminism,sex-radical feminism,or sexually liberal feminism,is a feminist movement centering on the idea that sexual freedom is an essential component of women's freedom. They oppose legal or social efforts to control sexual activities between consenting adults,whether they are initiated by the government,other feminists,opponents of feminism,or any other institution. They embrace sexual minority groups,endorsing the value of coalition-building with marginalized groups. Sex-positive feminism is connected with the sex-positive movement. Sex-positive feminism brings together anti-censorship activists,LGBT activists,feminist scholars,producers of pornography and erotica,among others. Sex-positive feminists believe that prostitution can be a positive experience if workers are treated with respect,and agree that sex work should not be criminalized.
Casual sex is sexual activity that takes place outside a romantic relationship and implies an absence of commitment,emotional attachment,or familiarity between sexual partners. Examples are sexual activity while casually dating,one-night stands,prostitution or swinging and friends with benefits relationships.
The Female Eunuch is a 1970 book by Germaine Greer that became an international bestseller and an important text in the feminist movement. Greer's thesis is that the "traditional" suburban,consumerist,nuclear family represses women sexually,and that this devitalises them,rendering them eunuchs. The book was published in London in October 1970. It received a mixed reception,but by March 1971,it had nearly sold out its second printing. It has been translated into eleven languages.
Gropecunt Lane was a street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages,believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas;it was normal practice for a medieval street name to reflect the street's function or the economic activity taking place within it. Gropecunt,the earliest known use of which is in about 1230,appears to have been derived as a compound of the words grope and cunt. Streets with that name were often in the busiest parts of medieval towns and cities,and at least one appears to have been an important thoroughfare.
Sheila Jeffreys is a former professor of political science at the University of Melbourne,born in England. A lesbian feminist scholar,she analyses the history and politics of human sexuality.
The feminist sex wars,also known as the lesbian sex wars,sex wars or porn wars,are terms used to refer to collective debates amongst feminists regarding a number of issues broadly relating to sexuality and sexual activity. Differences of opinion on matters of sexuality deeply polarized the feminist movement,particularly leading feminist thinkers,in the late 1970s and early 1980s and continue to influence debate amongst feminists to this day.
Sexual Politics is the debut book by American writer and activist Kate Millett,based on her PhD dissertation at Columbia University. It was published in 1970 by Doubleday. It is regarded as a classic of feminism and one of radical feminism's key texts,a formative piece in shaping the intentions of the second-wave feminist movement. In Sexual Politics,an explicit focus is placed on male dominance throughout prominent 20th century art and literature. According to Millett,western literature reflects patriarchal constructions and the heteronormativity of society. She argues that men have established power over women,but that this power is the result of social constructs rather than innate or biological qualities.
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies,and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact with the customer. The requirement of physical contact also creates the risk of transferring infections. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services,commercial sex or,colloquially,hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world. A person who works in this field is called a prostitute,and sometimes a sex worker,but the words hooker and whore are also sometimes used to describe those who work as prostitutes.
Germaine Greer is an Australian writer and public intellectual,regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century.
Damaris Page also known as Damarose Page,was a London brothel keeper,entrepreneur and property developer,one of the most successful and famous prostitutes of her time.
Fanny Murray,née Fanny Rudman and later Fanny Ross,was an 18th-century English courtesan,mistress to John Montagu,4th Earl of Sandwich and dedicatee of the fateful Essay on Woman (1763) that led to the downfall of John Wilkes. A contemporary of Kitty Fisher and Charlotte Hayes,the "celebrated Fanny Murray" was one of the most prominent courtesans of her day;a celebrity and fashion leader who rose from destitution to wealth and fame,before settling down into a life of "respectable prosperity". The Memoirs of the Celebrated Miss Fanny Murray are one of the first examples of the "whore's memoir" genre of writing,although they are unlikely to have been actually written by Murray.
The Distinguished Scholarly Book Award is presented annually by the American Sociological Association (ASA) in recognition of an ASA member's outstanding book published within two years prior to the award year.
The First Bohemians:Life and Art in London's Golden Age is a 2013 book by the British writer and academic Vic Gatrell.
Exeter Book Riddle 45 is one of the Old English riddles found in the later tenth-century Exeter Book. Its solution is accepted to be 'dough'. However,the description evokes a penis becoming erect;as such,Riddle 45 is noted as one of a small group of Old English riddles that engage in sexual double entendre,and thus provides rare evidence for Anglo-Saxon attitudes to sexuality,and specifically for women taking the initiative in heterosexual sex.
List of works by or about Martha Nussbaum,American philosopher.
Exeter Book Riddle 12 is one of the Old English riddles found in the later tenth-century Exeter Book. Its solution is accepted to be 'ox/ox-hide'. The riddle has been described as 'rather a cause celebre in the realm of Old English poetic scholarship,thanks to the combination of its apparently sensational,and salacious,subject matter with critical issues of class,sex,and gender'.
