In a Nutshell: An exploration of women's liberation and sexual revolution as a separate and unique experience.

Thoughts:
The sexual double standards are infuriating! Men, if you don't want women having sex outside of marriage, STOP HAVING SEX WITH ANYONE WHO IS NOT YOUR WIFE. Problem solved. Or if you can't bring yourself to do that, then let women do their thing and quit complaining. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.

It’s mind boggling to me that it’s been almost 40 years from the publication of this book and women are STILL fighting to get out of the patriarchal box of being a virgin that’s really great at sex but not too great or you’re a slut. Also fighting to keep the autonomy of our bodies and what we do with them, in 2024. As always, women I love you, men die.

This is a great account of the sexual revolution from a female liberation point of view. While at times dense due to its academic style, the book chronicles eras of sexual liberation from different populations in the context of greater social movements. Of course it’s from the 1980s so it could use a modern update.