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A new contribution to the solution of sex difficulties by stopes free ebook project gutenberg. The waves of the sea with their thundering power, the sparkling tides of the river buoying the ships, are but the transmuted resultant of the union of two invisible gases. Marie stopess marital manual married love and the making of a bestseller, 19181955 alexander c. That sex book at downton abbey books, health and history. In 1918 marie stopes scandalised the church and establishment when she published married love, britains original sex manual, which contained the. Married love is a masterful collection of short fiction from one of todays most accomplished storytellers. Marie charlotte carmichael stopes 15 october 1880 2 october 1958 was a british author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and womens rights. She was involved in an ultimately fruitless affair with a japanese colleague, and then married reginald ruggles gates, a canadian geneticist, in 1911. Married love by marie stopes audiobook with subtitles youtube. Marie stopes deals with subjects which are generally regarded as. Written in 1918, this book was banned in the united states until 1933. Stopes reading on the subject prompted her first book married love, which was published in 1918.
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As it turns out, this is the most honest and insightful examination of the relations between the sexes that i have ever read. Mar 23, 2018 marie stopes was a distinguished academic scientist and became the youngest doctor of science in britain. But when her book married love was published on march 26, 1918, it completely changed her. Its been 100 years since a book written by marie stopes revolutionised the way that. She knew her book would probably electrify this country and it remains one of the best known sex manuals ever written. Married love by marie stopes, the book that scandalized wwi. Marie stopes was a distinguished academic scientist and became the youngest doctor of science in britain. Subsequent research has revised or disproven a number of the ideas presented in this book. Marie stopes advice, was not limited to the married, whatever was said at he time, nor.
Marie stopes has 32 books on goodreads with 838 ratings. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, and was the first female academic on the faculty of the university of manchester. It was also controversial, shaking polite society with its frank advice on sex and intimacy in marriage. She said 70 to 80 per cent of married women were deprived of a full orgasm by their husbands speed. When it was published in 1918, marie stopes married love became wildly popular. Librivox recording of married love, by marie stopes. Married love is one of the most famous sex education manuals. A book for married people by stopes, marie carmichael and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.