Female circumcision and clitoridectomy in the United States : a history of a medical treatment - Rodriguez, Sarah B. (Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2014)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-272) and index.
Keywords: 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