The Promiscuous Woman

Author : Scott W. Stern
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807042755

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The Trials of Nina McCall by Scott W. Stern Pdf

The nearly forgotten story of the fight against the American Plan, a government program designed to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality “A consistently surprising page-turner . . . a brilliant study of the way social anxieties have historically congealed in state control over women’s bodies and behavior.” —New York Times Book Review Nina McCall was one of many women unfairly imprisoned by the United States government throughout the twentieth century. Tens, probably hundreds, of thousands of women and girls were locked up—usually without due process—simply because officials suspected these women were prostitutes, carrying STIs, or just “promiscuous.” This discriminatory program, dubbed the “American Plan,” lasted from the 1910s into the 1950s, implicating a number of luminaries, including Eleanor Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Earl Warren, and even Eliot Ness, while laying the foundation for the modern system of women’s prisons. In some places, vestiges of the Plan lingered into the 1960s and 1970s, and the laws that undergirded it remain on the books to this day. Nina McCall’s story provides crucial insight into the lives of countless other women incarcerated under the American Plan. Stern demonstrates the pain and shame felt by these women and details the multitude of mortifications they endured, both during and after their internment. Yet thousands of incarcerated women rioted, fought back against their oppressors, or burned their detention facilities to the ground; they jumped out of windows or leapt from moving trains or scaled barbed-wire fences in order to escape. And, as Nina McCall did, they sued their captors. In an age of renewed activism surrounding harassment, health care, prisons, women’s rights, and the power of the state, this virtually lost chapter of our history is vital reading.

Author : Joanne B. Parrotta
Publisher : Wiseadvicebooks
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0978467965

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The Promiscuous Woman by Joanne B. Parrotta Pdf

Sadly, for more and more women promiscuity has become a way of life. We live in a culture where having sex by the second or third date is the norm and where being promiscuous is not only accepted but even encouraged. This promiscuous culture has allowed women to exercise their sexual liberties in a way that would have been impossible in the earlier part of the 20th century, but there is a trade-off, says the author. Joanne B. Parrotta believes that these relationships without commitment do come at a price. In The Promiscuous Woman: Modern Attitudes about Love and Sex, Parrotta explains why this hooking-up culture that we live in today can have many psychological consequences. Visit www.wiseadvicebooks.com for more on this book and the author.

Author : Jane Juska
Publisher : Villard
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812967876

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A Round-Heeled Woman by Jane Juska Pdf

“Round-heeled” is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous—someone who nowadays might be called “easy.” It’s a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then that’s just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, energetic divorcée who decided she’d been celibate too long, and placed the following personal ad in her favorite newspaper, The New York Review of Books: Before I turn 67—next March—I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me. This closing reference was a nod to her favorite author, of course. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who had replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasn’t expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to home plate in record time. Juska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. It’s high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska’s brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure.

Author : Debra A. Castillo
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0816631131

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Easy Women by Debra A. Castillo Pdf

Addresses the topic of prostitution and "easy women" in Mexican literature. The figure of the prostitute or sexually liberated woman not only permeates Mexican folk songs and popular movies but stands at the crossroads of its national literary culture. In Easy Women, Debra A. Castillo focuses on the prostitute, or the woman perceived as such, in order to ask why this character exerts such a hold on the Mexican imagination. Combining early twentieth-century novels, current best-selling pulp fiction, and testimonial narratives, Castillo explores how Mexican writers have positioned the "easy woman" in their works. In each example the transgressive woman -- marked by an active sexuality -- serves a crucial narrative function, one that both promotes and challenges myths about women on the continuum of sexual promiscuity. Ending with a discussion based on a series of in-depth interviews with sex workers in Tijuana, Castillo highlights the complexities and ambiguities of these women's professional and personal lives. Bridging Latin American literary and cultural criticism, gender studies, and studies of Mexican society, Easy Women provides a sophisticated and groundbreaking examination of the place of the sexually liberated woman in contemporary Mexican culture.

Author : Kerry Cohen
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781402260704

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Dirty Little Secrets by Kerry Cohen Pdf

They have sex too early and for the wrong reasons. They get STDs. They get pregnant too young. They have "friends with benefits" but with no benefit to themselves. They don't get called. They get dumped. They hate themselves for being unlovable for being needy. They are loose girls they are everywhere and they need our help. In the provocative hit memoir Loose Girl, Kerry Cohen explored her own promiscuity with brutal candor and stunning clarity. Dirty Little Secrets is the eye-opening follow-up readers have been clamoring for, a riveting look at today's adolescent girls who use sex as a means to prove their worth. Cohen lays bare the hard truths about this dangerous life that reveals itself in girls you wouldn't expect and in ways you might not see—and that can seriously damage and hurt these girls. Featuring stories from self-admitted loose girls across the country, Dirty Little Secrets is an unforgettable wake-up call for our culture, ourselves, and our vulnerable daughters. "Very few people can write about teen girls' sexual promiscuity with the candor, empathy, and intelligence Kerry Cohen does...I think any girl who reads this will recognize at least one girl she knows—and that girl may be looking back at her in the mirror." —Rosalind Wiseman, new york times bestselling author of QUEEN BEES AND WANNABES and BOYS, GIRLS, AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS "As compassionate as it is enlightening, Kerry Cohen's Dirty Little Secrets argues for female safety and desire, and provides a road map for authentically healthy, vital sexuality." —Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Look Both Ways, F 'Em, and Manifesta "A must-read, for it sheds light on the truth behind the secrets and lies teens tell themselves... Women of all ages can relate and benefit from this book—I can't recommend it enough. Dirty Little Secrets is urgently needed." —Amber Smith, model and star of Dr. Drew Pinsky's Celebrity Rehab and Celebrity Sex Rehab "Kerry Cohen has 'been there'—and it shows in her empathy, her insight, and her remarkable ability to draw out the truth...Dirty Little Secrets busts the myths, breaks down walls, and takes us where we need to go to understand the private lives of so many young women today." —Hugo Schwyzer, PhD, Pasadena City College, Coauthor, Beauty, Disrupted: the Carré Otis Story

Author : Wednesday Martin
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780316463645

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Untrue by Wednesday Martin Pdf

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Primates of Park Avenue, a bold, timely reconsideration of female infidelity that will upend everything you thought you knew about women and sex. What do straight, married female revelers at an all-women's sex club in LA have in common with nomadic pastoralists in Namibia who bear children by men not their husbands? Like women worldwide, they crave sexual variety, novelty, and excitement. In ancient Greek tragedies, Netflix series, tabloids and pop songs, we've long portrayed such cheating women as dangerous and damaged. We love to hate women who are untrue. But who are they really? And why, in this age of female empowerment, do we continue to judge them so harshly? In Untrue, feminist author and cultural critic Wednesday Martin takes us on a bold, fascinating journey to reveal the unexpected evolutionary legacy and social realities that drive female faithlessness, while laying bare our motivations to contain women who step out. Blending accessible social science and interviews with sex researchers, anthropologists, and real women from all walks of life, Untrue challenges our deepest assumptions about ourselves, monogamy, and the women we think we know. From recent data suggesting women may struggle more than men with sexual exclusivity to the revolutionary idea that females of many species evolved to be "promiscuous" to Martin's trenchant assertion that female sexual autonomy is the ultimate metric of gender equality, Untrue will change the way you think about women and sex forever.

Author : Deepak Reju
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945270109

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She's Got the Wrong Guy by Deepak Reju Pdf

A different kind of dating book, She's Got the Wrong Guy not only details why these are the wrong guys, but also helps single Christian women better understand why they "settle" for less than God intends. Instead, they will be encouraged to put their hope and happiness in Jesus, not marriage

Author : Kerry Cohen
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780306827167

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Loose Girl by Kerry Cohen Pdf

While there can be clean beginnings, true endings are so much more elusive. Redemption isn’t in endings, anyway. It comes from authentic consciousness, from living more fully and honestly inside our story, and making it a story worth having lived. --from the Introduction For everyone who was that girl. Loose Girl is Kerry Cohen's captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. The story of addiction—not just to sex, but to male attention—Loose Girl is also the story of a young woman who came to believe that boys and men could give her life meaning. For everyone who knew that girl. In rich and immediate detail, Loose Girl re-creates what it feels like to be in that desperate moment, when a you try to control someone by handing over your body, when the touch of that person seems to offer proof of something, but ultimately delivers little more than emptiness. Kerry Cohen's journey from that hopeless place to her current confident and fulfilled existence is an unforgettable memoir of one young woman who desperately wanted to matter, and speaks to countless others with its compassion, understanding, and love. For the thousands of people who have found their voice in this book, and the thousands more who will.

Author : Fiona Pitt-Kethley
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0701159537

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Journeys to the Underworld by Fiona Pitt-Kethley Pdf

Author : Dianna Hobbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0615831761

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The New A-List by Dianna Hobbs Pdf

Corporately-backed media has set up members of the Hollywood A-list as modern-day gods, molding everything from the values of society, to the sexual behaviors of an entire generation, and contributing to the erosion of the moral fiber of a nation. But a cultural shift is happening. A new army of A-listers, with the "A" representing abstinence, is arising and standing up for sexual purity, in a sex-crazed culture. In The New A-list, author Dianna Hobbs highlights and mobilizes a new crop of leaders, who are determined to lift the taboo off abstinence and virginity. Through research, biblical and practical principles, and personal stories, readers will discover how to effectively counter immoral culture, become positive change agents, and personally adopt a successful lifestyle of purity.

Author : Corey Wayne
Publisher : The Corey Wayne Companies, Inc.
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Quotes, Ruminations & Contemplations: Volume I by Corey Wayne Pdf

A random selection of quotes and commentary from Corey Wayne's articles and video coaching newsletters on pickup, dating, relationships, success mindsets, self-reliance, personal responsibility, philosophy, purpose, negotiation, health, inspiration, high achievement, goal setting, time management, career, entrepreneurship, wealth creation and sales.

Author : Marquita E. Waters
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1432776215

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Girl Talk by Marquita E. Waters Pdf

About The Author . . . I am not a doctor, psychologist, psychiatrist, fortune-teller, pastor, or teacher. I am you in some form or manner. I love you and I want the very best for you in your life. They say (whoever they are) that experience is the best teacher, but it can also be the hardest, toughest and worst teacher. Its been said that being wise is learning from your mistakes, but being wiser is learning from others mistakes. I wouldnt want anyone to go through what I, and some of you, have gone through. I know first-hand most of the issues and consequences reflected in this book. And, yes, I am well qualified through my own experiences, through experiences of others, and through the Word of God to speak about situations and their consequences good and bad. But the most important thing Ive learned throughout my life is that God is continually and unendingly faithful, and all experiences really do work out for our good and to His glory. Through this book, I want you to see yourself as the beautiful creation God has created and sees in you. I want you to be victorious, conquering every battle, and overcoming every obstacle. I want you to have a successful and fulfilling life through all of its challenges. My prayer is that through this book you will take yourself more seriously than you ever have in the past, you will think deeper about your motives in your decision making, you will give much, much more value to yourself than ever before, you will act more responsibly for your own good as well as for the good of those who see you in your daily walk, and that you will have peace within yourself. Its all about YOU!

Author : Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Publisher : Portobello Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781846274978

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Exotic England by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Pdf

England may be a small country on a small island, but its inhabitants have always had a boundless curiosity about the world beyond their shoreline. From the nation's modern origins in the Renaissance, travellers have eagerly roamed the globe and been enticed by the diversity and richness of other civilizations. And while this appetite for adventure has often been tainted by aggression or exploitation, the English have also carried within them a capacity to soak up new experiences and ideas and to weave them into every aspect of life back home, from language and literature to customs and culture. Here we trace this golden thread of otherness through five centuries of English history to reveal how it has shaped the buildings, flavoured the food, powered the economy, and created a truly diverse society. Today, when England is no longer synonymous with Britain and the English ask themselves who they are, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown paints a sumptuous and illuminating portrait of who they have been and brings a fresh, invigorating perspective on what 'Englishness' really means.

Author : Annet Mooij
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789004418561

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Out of Otherness by Annet Mooij Pdf

From a punishment for the immoral acts of others, venereal disease has become a malady that may confront any one of us. This book examines the different stages in this long development and reveals the strange disjunction between waves of public anxiety and the factual incidence of disease, in this troubled overlap between medical science and social life. It describes the various efforts that have been made since 1850 to contain the hazard of sexually transmitted diseases and places the changing views on venereal infection in their historical and social context. The comparisons drawn between the late 19th-century battle against syphilis and present-day responses to the AIDS epidemic underscore the notable changes that have taken place not only in thinking about sexuality, but also in the authority of the medical profession and in the position of patients vis-à-vis policy-makers and all those involved in determining modes of treatment and prevention.

Author : Christopher Ryan,Cacilda Jetha
Publisher : Scribe Publications
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781925938678

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Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan,Cacilda Jetha Pdf

The 10th-anniversary edition of the book that radical re-evaluates the origins and nature of human sexuality. Since Darwin’s day, we’ve been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream science — as well as religious and cultural institutions — has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man’s possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman’s fertility and fidelity. In this groundbreaking book, however, Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá argue that human beings evolved in egalitarian groups that shared food, child care, and, often, sexual partners. Weaving together evidence from anthropology, archaeology, primatology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, the authors show how far from human nature monogamy really is. With intelligence and humour, Ryan and Jethá explain how our promiscuous past haunts our contemporary struggles. They explore why many people find long-term fidelity so difficult; why sexual passion tends to fade even as love deepens; why homosexuality persists in the face of standard evolutionary logic; and what the human body reveals about the prehistoric origins of modern sexuality. Shocking, enlightening, and ultimately inspiring, Sex at Dawn offers a revolutionary understanding of why we live and love as we do.