Woman's Experience of Sex: The Facts and Feelings of Female Sexuality at Every Stage of Life

by Sheila Kitzinger

Drawing upon interviews with hundreds of women, a noted author and childbirth educator explores the numerous facets of sexual relationships and examines the implications of developmental and contingent crises such as childbirth, menopause, mastectomy, and hysterectomy

Genres: Sexuality, Health, Womens, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1983

About the author

Sheila Kitzinger M.B.E, M.Litt is a social anthropologist of birth and author of 24 books published internationally, most on the emotional journey through this major life experience. At Oxford in the 50s she discovered that the social anthropology of that time was almost entirely about men. She decided she would do research to discover what was important in women's lives, and focused on pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.
Her five children were all born at home. She lectures widely in different countries and has learned from mothers and midwives in the USA and Canada, the Caribbean, Eastern and Western Europe, Israel, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, South Africa and Japan, and from women in prison and those who have had a traumatic birth experience.

Reviews

[HeavyReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those across-the-lifespan books aobut women's sexualty which I find helpful in making sense of where I've been, being at peace where I am, and preparing for where I'm going. This book includes sections on loving woemn and celebrating celibacy, as well as lots of photographs and drawings. Of particular interest to me is the section on sexual rhythms during the menstrual cycle in the chapter "Feelings." Other chapters include "Our Bodies," "Relationships," "Children and Sex," and "Loss and Grieving."

Highly recommended.