The Clitoral Truth

Rebecca Chalker

Language: English

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: Mar 1, 2018

Description:

Dismissed and misunderstood for hundreds of years, the clitoris is the one part of the female body whose sole purpose is pleasure. The truth is out there, and internationally celebrated sex educator Rebecca Chalker has something to say about it. In The Clitoral Truth, Chalker offers the only mainstream, in-depth exploration devoted solely to women's genital anatomy and sexual response.
For more than 2,500 years, the clitoris and the penis were presumed to be equivalent in all respects. After the eighteenth century, however, this knowledge was gradually suppressed and forgotten, and the definition of the clitoris as an extensive organ system all but disappeared. During Chalker's tenure as a member of the Federation of Feminist Women's Health Centers, the group helped further the study of the clitoris to unprecedented anatomic precision.
The Clitoral Truth investigates every aspect of this magnificent organ to see how its many parts work together to produce...