Clitoral Truth, The, Chalker, Rebecca

For more than 2,500 years, the clitoris and the penis were presumed to be equivalent in all respects. After the eighteenth century, however, this knowledge was gradually suppressed and forgotten, and the definition of the clitoris as an extensive organ system all but disappeared. During Chalkers tenure as a member of the Federation of Feminist Womens Health Centers, the group helped further the study of the clitoris to unprecedented anatomic precision.

The Clitoral Truth investigates every aspect of this magnificent organ to see how its many parts work together to produce orgasms. The Clitoral Truth also delves into the feminist and sexologist controversy over female ejaculation and surveys the numerous ways that women have begun to transform the deeply entrenched male-centered model of sexuality to redefine their sexuality to emphasize full-body pleasure.