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This is a classic work of the world, a precious jewel in the world l. Marie charlotte carmichael stopes 15 october 1880 2 october 1958 was a british author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and womens rights. Married love was her treatise on how a healthy and happy marriage should work, and placed particular emphasis on the disasters prone to the marriage bed. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Marie carmichael stopes was published in march 1918 in england, was immediately sensational, sold out quickly, and was banned by the us customs service as obscene. That girls can reach a marriageable age without some knowledge of the realities of sex would seem incredible. Married women who love women download pdfepub ebook. Marie carmichael stopes edinburgh, 15 october 1880 dorking, 2 october 1958 was a british palaeobotanist, author and campaigner for birth control stopes newsletter birth control news, her book married love, and her organisation marie stopes international, were hugely important in britain and throughout the british empire. Married love by marie stopes, the book that scandalized. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle. Married love by marie stopes stopes nook book ebook. This book is essentially a manual for the sexually repressed married female of the turn of the last century. As it turns out, this is the most honest and insightful examination of the relations between the sexes that i have ever read. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, and was the first female academic on the faculty of the university of manchester with her second husband humphrey verdon roe, stopes founded the first.
When it was published in 1918, marie stopes married love became wildly popular. It was also controversial, shaking polite society with its frank advice on sex and intimacy in marriage. Marie stopes was a distinguished academic scientist and became the youngest doctor of science in britain. Almost a century after it appeared in print, the book described as the worlds first sex manual still has much to. Being very interested in politics and womens suffrage, she joined the womens freedom league. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Married love is one of the most famous sex education manuals. A new contribution to the solution of sex difficulties by stopes free ebook project gutenberg. The project gutenberg ebook of married love by marie stopes.
The book that was to become married love grew from marie stopes s conviction that the state of modern middleclass marriage was, like her own, desperate, and that the cause of this desperation was sexual unhappiness. This is the 6th, revised and expanded, edition, from 1919. Married love was a kind of selfhelp book designed to help couples understand each others physical and emotional needs. In the unites states of america, the 1918 edition of married love is in the public domain. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
She said 70 to 80 per cent of married women were deprived of a full orgasm by their husbands speed. Married love or love in marriage is a book by british academic marie stopes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading married love. Married love, or love in marriage by marie carmichael stopes, sc. Marie stopes 1880 1958 married love is one of the most famous sex education manuals. She was the founder of british family planning, and fought many. With her second husband, humphrey verdon roe, stopes. Feb 14, 2018 more than ever today are happy homes needed, declared crafty marie carmichael stopes in the very first sentence of her sex manual married love, which turns 100 this year. She knew her book would probably electrify this country and it remains one of the best known sex manuals ever written.
Married love a new contribution to the solution of sex difficulties paperback marie carmichael stopes published by createspace independent publishing platform, united states 2015. She devoted her life to studying shakespeare and the promotion of women in public life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jan 01, 2011 married love is one of the most famous sex education manuals. Marie stopes has 32 books on goodreads with 838 ratings. Apr 03, 2018 marie stopes was a distinguished academic scientist and became the youngest doctor of science in britain. It was one of the first books openly to discuss birth control. First published in 1918, it sold tens of thousands of copies, and was one of the first publications to openly discuss issues such as variations in male and female sexual desire in a form which could be easily read and understood by the ordinary reader. Aug 11, 2016 married love is one of the most famous married sex manuals. Marie stopes sexual revolution and the birth control. This book is essentially a manual for the sexually repressed married female. Married love one of the most famous sex education manuals. Through the book, she professed the use of birth control measures and the importance of family planning. An appendix has been added with some extra information on subjects such as sex.
More than ever today are happy homes needed, declared crafty marie carmichael stopes in the very first sentence of her sex manual married. A book the world has been waiting for married love a new contribution to the solution of sex difficulties. Though charlotte is largely forgotten, her daughter marie is well known. It is my hope that this book may serve the state by adding to their number. Marie stopes books helped to change some of the oldfashioned victorian attitudes and ignorance to marriage.