The Physician and Sexuality in Victorian America
Haller, John S. Jr. / Haller, Robin M.
Men and women in late nineteenth-century America, " write John S. Haller and Robin M. Haller, "faced a bewildering and conflicting array of roles forced on them by a newly industrialized society." Nowhere were these roles more sharply drawn than in the area of sexuality. Growing numbers of Victorians found themselves unable to confide in husbands, wives, or relatives on personal matters. Increasingly, they turned to advice columns in newspaper...