Outspoken Women: An Anthology of Women's Writing on Sex, 1870-1969

Studying a broader period than its contemporaries, this comprehensive study reveals a neglected tradition of British women’s writing from the Victorian era to the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Outspoken Women brings together the many and varied non-fictional writings of British women on sexual attitudes and behaviour, beginning nearly a hundred years prior to the ‘second wave’ of feminism.

Commentators cover a broad range of perspectives and include Darwinists, sexologists, and campaigner...