A group of men rape an intoxicated fifteen year old girl to "make a woman of her." An immigrant woman is raped after accepting a ride from a stranger. A young mother is accosted after a neighbor escor
What role did sexual assault play in the conquest of America? How did American attitudes toward female sexuality evolve, and how was sexuality regulated in the early Republic? Sex and sexuality have a
The late eighteenth century marked a period of new expectations about marriage, according to Merril D. Smith, and those frequently resulted in marital strife. At the same time, new laws were being wri
Contributors explore the experience, prosecution, and meaning of rape in American history from the time of early contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the present. Essays explore changes i
What role did sexual assault play in the conquest of America? How did American attitudes toward female sexuality evolve, and how was sexuality regulated in the early Republic?Sex and sexuality have al
The late eighteenth century marked a period of changing expectations about marriage: companionship came to coexist as a norm alongside older patriarchal standards, men and women began to see their rol
The first A-to-Z encyclopedia devoted to the breast, providing insight into the historical magnitude and cultural significance of this body part in art, history, fashion, medicine, and more.
This volume provides the essential overview of American women's lives in the seventeenth century, as the dominant European settlers established their patriarchy.
Rape has been perpetrated throughout history and worldwide, and today ours has been called a rape culture, because sexual violence, mainly against women and children, is prevalent and tolerated to som
This book examines the history and practice of cooking in what is now the United States from approximately the 15th century to the present day, covering everything from the hot-stone cooking technique
Sex and love are central to daily life and to all nations. Despite the universality of these sentiments, their expression is largely shaped by the cultures in which they occur. This massive set explor
