A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged ideas about ‘respectable women’ and sex. By Dr. Anya JabourRegents Professor of HistoryUniversity of...
Sexuality
What did sexual education look like for women in the Regency era? By Dr. Alexandra VastiWriter and...
It is likely that the Greek brothels were similar to those of Rome, described by numerous authors and...
Anyone who sold their body for the entertainment of others or exposed themselves to the public gaze,...
Exploring the perennial issues sex presents and how medieval societies dealt with them. While total abstinence for...
Ancient Jews and Christians were troubled by the inclusion of such a graphic love poem. Introduction Many...
They absorbed the view that the act of sexual intercourse, although necessary, was nevertheless was a shameful...
The issue of sexuality has become a top topic, especially with rising social problems and phenomena. Society...
By the 1930s, vibrators were just another household electric appliance that could soothe your pains at the...
Promotion for safe sex by the Connecticut Department of Health Services / Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons Condoms...
In 1896, a woman university student living in Zurich published in pamphlet form an extraordinary tirade against...
Roman mosaic / Photo by Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wikimedia Commons Prostitution quickly became a popular...
Bible, about 1280–90, Bologna, Italy. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig I 11, fol. 248v; National...
On the eastern side of Ara Pacis is a relief of Tellus Mater, the Roman earth-goddess /...
The uniqueness of Hijras lies not only in their existence beyond social structure but also in Indian...
The fear of prostitution and female promiscuity peaked during World War I. By Laura Lammasniemi / 07.28.2016 Teaching...
The medieval – and modern – Catholic practice of consecrating women as virgins who has lost their...