The Horrors of the Half-Known Life: Male Attitudes Toward Women and Sexuality in 19th. Century America

The Horrors of the Half-Known Life

Male Attitudes Toward Women and Sexuality in 19th. Century America

By
G.J. Barker-Benfield
G.J. Barker-Benfield
1976 • 352 pages

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201 books

History Of Medicine

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Mad, Bad And Sad
Strange Medicine
The Hot Zone
The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America
The Search for an Abortionist: The Classic Study of How American Women Coped with Unwanted Pregnancy before Roe v. Wade

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87 books

History Of Science

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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America
Fatal Invention
Video Games Have Always Been Queer
Superior: The Return of Race Science

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146 books

American Studies

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Fat Shame
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America
The Second Founding
Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy

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139 books

Women S Studies

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Mad, Bad And Sad
Women's Work
Camouflage
The Making of Biblical Womanhood
Women & Power: A Manifesto
The Second Sex
White Feminism

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14 books

History Of Psychology

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Mad, Bad And Sad
Healthy Minds in the Twentieth Century: In and Beyond the Asylum
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence
Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine

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19th Century

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The Horrors of the Half-Known Life: Male Attitudes Toward Women and Sexuality in 19th. Century America

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22 books

Sexism

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Technically Wrong
Uncanny Valley
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age
Dismantling Rape Culture: The Peacebuilding Power of ‘Me Too’
#MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure It Never Happens Again
The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women