Female circumcision and clitoridectomy in the United States : a history of a medical treatment /
Sarah B. Rodriguez.
- 2014.
- xi, 280 pages ; 24 cm.
- Rochester studies in medical history, v. 29 1526-2715 ; .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-272) and index.
Women, masturbation, and clitoral surgery, 1862-1945 -- Children, masturbation, and clitoral surgery since 1890 -- Female sexual degeneracy and the enlarged clitoris, 1850-1941 -- Female circumcision to promote clitoral orgasm, 1890-1945 -- Female circumcision as sexual enhancement therapy during the era of the vaginal orgasm, 1940-66 -- Female circumcision and the divisive issue of female clitoral sexual pleasure go public, 1966-81 -- James Burt and the surgery of love, 1966-89.
9781580464987 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2014016212
Circumcision, Female--history--United States. Clitoris--surgery--United States. History, 19th Century--United States. History, 20th Century--United States. Sexual Behavior--United States. Sexuality--history--United States.