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The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction

Rachel P. Maines

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From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of "hysteria," an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries relied on midwives. Later, they substituted the efficiency of mechanical devices, including the electric vibrator, invented in the 1880s. In The Technology of Orgasm, Rachel Maines offers readers a stimulating, surprising, and often humorous account of hysteria and its treatment throughout the ages, focusing on the development, use, and fall into disrepute of the vibrator as a legitimate medical device.

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Publisher:: Johns Hopkins University Press

Edition:: Revised ed.

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0801866464

ISBN13:: 9780801866463

kindle Asin:: B0044BBKWS

The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction

Rachel P. Maines

3.92/5 (779 ratings)

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From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of "hysteria," an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries relied on midwives. Later, they substituted the efficiency of mechanical devices, including the electric vibrator, invented in the 1880s. In The Technology of Orgasm, Rachel Maines offers readers a stimulating, surprising, and often humorous account of hysteria and its treatment throughout the ages, focusing on the development, use, and fall into disrepute of the vibrator as a legitimate medical device.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Johns Hopkins University Press

Edition:: Revised ed.

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0801866464

ISBN13:: 9780801866463

kindle Asin:: B0044BBKWS

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