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This book examines how embodied, heterosexual, married sexual experiences were constructed for, and by, Canadian women in the postwar era.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1. Breaking Free from the “Nostalgia Trap”: History and the Paradox of Female Sexuality in the Postwar World 2. Embodying Family Values: The Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Creation of the “Mother Body” 3. Sex, Marriage, and the “One Flesh” Body: Married Sexuality in the Anglican, United, and Roman Catholic Denominations 4. Bringing Down Goliath: Oral Histories and the Engagement of Individual Bodies with the Ideal 5. Conclusion: Making Good (Sex) Appendix: Interview Data Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2022
      ISBN13: 9781487501198, 978-1487501198
      ISBN10: 1487501196
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      Gender studies: transgender people

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book examines how embodied, heterosexual, married sexual experiences were constructed for, and by, Canadian women in the postwar era.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1. Breaking Free from the “Nostalgia Trap”: History and the Paradox of Female Sexuality in the Postwar World 2. Embodying Family Values: The Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Creation of the “Mother Body” 3. Sex, Marriage, and the “One Flesh” Body: Married Sexuality in the Anglican, United, and Roman Catholic Denominations 4. Bringing Down Goliath: Oral Histories and the Engagement of Individual Bodies with the Ideal 5. Conclusion: Making Good (Sex) Appendix: Interview Data Bibliography Index

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