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Female Sexual Inversion

- Same-Sex Desires in Italian and British Sexology, c. 1870-1920

About Female Sexual Inversion

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780230234987
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 304
  • Published:
  • October 25, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 145x225x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 516 g.
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Description of Female Sexual Inversion

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.

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