The History of the Clitoris
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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The Obscenity Laws
Aristotle feared that the clitoris could grow and become enormous. That meant you were really lustful, but also a threat to men. The idea that a sexualised woman was a dangerous and threatening to society. And that's what drove a lot of the obscenity laws - it wasn't good for public goods.
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