Female Sexual Inversion
Author | : Chiara Beccalossi |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2011-10-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230354111 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230354114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Download or read book Female Sexual Inversion written by Chiara Beccalossi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-26 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of how female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations.