Rodriguez, Sarah B.,

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.


Print books.

RG261 / .R63 2014

618.1/6059

WP 11 AA1