Female Sexual Inversion

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

Nonfiction, History, Italy, European General
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Author: Chiara Beccalossi ISBN: 9780230354111
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: October 26, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Chiara Beccalossi
ISBN: 9780230354111
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: October 26, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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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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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