Books by Rachel P. (Cornell University) Maines

The book addresses basic issues in the history of labor and industry and makes an original contribution to the discussion of how technology and people interact.

In The Technology of Orgasm, Rachel Maines offers readers a stimulating, surprising, and often humorous account of hysteria and its treatment throughout the ages, focusing on the development, use, and fall into disrepute of the vibrator as a legitimate medical device.