Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the women's movement has never been as vibrant as it is today. Indeed, as the author, a Stanford University professor, argues in this book, feminism has reached a critical momentum from which there is no turning back. She examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the past two hundred years, and explores how women today are looking to feminism for new approaches to issues of work,...

"As the first full-length study of the history of sexuality in America, Intimate Matters offers trenchant insights into the sexual behavior of Americans from colonial times to the present. Now, twenty-five years after its first publication, this groundbreaking classic is back in a crucial and updated third edition. With new and extended chapters, D'Emilio and Freedman give us an even deeper understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced...