Making marriage modern women's sexuality from the progressive era to World War II
Simmons describes the emergence of the 'companionate marriage' which incorporated birth control and an active sexual role for wives. While displacing Victorian marriage and femininity, the companionate ideal prevailed by the 1940s and set the standard against which second-wave feminists re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2009, c2009
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| Series: | Studies in the history of sexuality / Studies in the history of sexuality
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index