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FEMINIST THEORY What is feminism? When did it start? What is a feminist? What sort of things do feminists do? What is post-feminism? These are just some of the many questions asked about Feminism. On this page you will find links to Hite Research Articles about feminism and sexuality, links to other feminist sites and a list of recommended reading for those of you who would like to know more or who are studying feminisms, sociology, psychology, politics, literature and any other issue relating to women through time. Many of Dr. Shere Hite's books are available to download from Hite Research International at an affordable rate. Click here for information on ordering Dr Hite's books for downloading.
Yet much of this information has been buried under the battles and political power struggles of male dominated history and religious traditions that tried to categorise women into saints or sinners. The women of the last century and in particular the last thirty years, have begun to fill in the gaps - to explore what is women's sexuality, culture, politics and philosophy. We have begun to rediscover the beauty and power of being women and uncover the many women who link us back through time to the earliest feminists. Feminist theory is as varied and vast as the women who work with it. It covers a myriad of areas from sexuality to philosophy, from the politics of the home to politics of the world. Yet there is something that runs through it - an acceptance and understanding that there is more than one way to see the world and that for too long we have been submitted to a way that recognises only men as the power holders and the truth sayers. By Dr. Amanda Samson
Listed are some reviews and articles on feminist issues London Times March 16 2000 - The Hite Report on Hite -Arcadia Books Speaking up for women has a high price. You might have expect Shere Hite to become a media darling. She had everything going for her; blond hair, beautiful face, model figure, impeccable academic qualifications, apparent confidence and she wrote about sex and relationships, more Program Corporation of America - overview of Dr Hite's work and writings A Cultural Historian, Shere Hite is one of the most celebrated feminist thinkers and experts on human relationships and sexual behaviour in the 20th century. more
What is a woman’s ‘sexual nature’? (Dr. S. Hite) No one has, it seems, ever asked this question. Nor has any research shown evidence of what a ‘female sexual nature’ could be (nor could it, since all human beings grow up in society, thus their ‘nature’ is culturally influenced). Women’s natures have simply been assumed to be ‘like men’s’, i.e., ‘women are sexual animals underneath it all, animals who crave satisfaction -- and the satisfaction they crave is not so much orgasm as sex from a man!’ more Hite Report on the
Family This book is a picture, many pictures, of childhood – and
a questioning of the identity given to each of us as children. A significantly different picture of ‘childhood’ emerges from my work than elsewhere – as boys and girls, women and men, ages 8-38*, movingly describe their childhood feelings and experiences. more Sons and Lovers: A different view of Oedipus. (Dr. S. Hite) Sex is danger, violence is sexy - so we are told! Lurid stories of sexual violence scream at us every day from newspapers, films and videos, TV, magazines, the lives of friends, even our own lives - But where does it come from, the male ambivalence towards women, the impulse towards sexual humiliation or violence more Click here for more articles by Dr. Shere Hite
Affidamento - Trust between women (Dr. A. Samson) The relationship of entrustment or affidamento is straightforward yet extremely powerful. It is based on the idea that in order for women to define their place in the world they must look to each other as points of reference and value. more
The selection of links and books listed here is not an endorsement of contents and categories - the aim is to provide a wide choice to suit diverse needs. Suggestions from non English speaking countries are very welcome. Here are some links to sites from around the world that deal with issues of feminism. If you would like to recommend one please send us a message. http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com 4000 Years of Women in Science Women's Studies & Feminist Theory links International Association of Women Philosophers Women's Studies and Feminist Resources on the World Wide Web The Feminist Majority Foundation Online Feminism and the Net: a guide for fun feminists Lavender Magazine: The Poetess of Lesbos Mailing-List
Lesbica The Global Health Network: Women's Health This list is by no means exhaustive - if you would like to recommend something for our list please do so here We also recommend that you search www.amazon.com or www.amazon.co.uk English Hite Shere 2000 Sex & Business Hite Shere 2000 The New Hite Report Hite Shere 2000 The Hite Report on Hite Hite Shere 1997/9 Women with Women Hite Shere 1994 The Hite Report on the Family - Growing up under Patriarchy Hite Shere 1994 Women as Revolutionary Agents of Change - The Hite Report & Beyond Hite Shere 1993/4 The Divine Comedy of Ariadne and Jupiter Hite Shere 1987 Women and Love - A Cultural Revolution in Progress Hite Shere 1981 The Hite Report on Men and Male Sexuality Hite Shere 1976 The Hite Report on Female Sexuality Bell Diane and Klein Renate eds (1996) Radically Speaking Feminism Reclaimed Spinifex Australia Bucholitz Mary et al (1999) Reinventing Identities. The gendered self in discourse. Oxford University Press USA Faludi. Susan. (1992) Backlash University of Massachusetts Press. USA Firestone Sulamith (1970) The Dialectic of Sex Bantam USA Friday Nancy (1991) Women on top Arrow Books UK Greer Germaine (1970 ) The Female Eunuch McGraw Hill USA Greer Germaine (1999) The Whole Woman Doubleday UK hooks bell (1983) Ain't I a woman?Humm Maggie (1995) The Dictionary of Feminist Theory Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf
James Joy and Nicholson Linda ed (1997) The Second Wave. A Reader in Feminist Theory. Routledge UK Seaman Barbara & Dreyfus Claudia (1995) The Doctor's Case Against the Pill Hunter House Seaman Barbara & Null Gary (19**) For Women Only!
Your Guide to Health Empowerment Seven
Stories Press Seaman Barbara
(1996) Lovely Me: The life of
Jacqueline Susann
Seven Stories Press Seaman Barbara &
Coney Sandra (1994) The Menopause Industry: How the Medical Establishment
Exploits Women Hunter
House Trioli Virginia (1996) Generation F. Sex, Power and the Young Feminist Minerva Australia Walter Natasha (1999) The New Feminism Virago Press Wurtzel Elizabeth (1998) Bitch Quartet Books UK
European Languages Shere Hite (2000) Sexo y negocios. Pearson Spain Shere Hite (2000) Amiche, colleghe e rivali. Red Italy; (1998) Rivales et Amies. Albin Michel, France Birnbaum, L. C. (1986). Liberazione della Donna. Wesleyan University Press. USA.. Paolo Bono and Sandra Kemp (1991) Italian Feminist Thought Routlegde UK De Lauretis, T. (ed.)(1990). Sexual
Difference. A Theory of Social-Symbolic
Practice The Milan Women’s Bookstore Collective
Indiana University Press USA. Magli, P. (ed.). (1985). Le
donne e i segni. Transeuropa. Italy. Marcato, G. (ed.). (1995a). Donna e linguaggio CLEUP. Italy Violi, P. (1986). I’Infinito Singolare: Considerazioni sulla differenza sessuale nel linguaggio. Essedue edizioni. Italy. News Page * Reviews * Articles * Books and Reviews * Business Consulting * Educational Consulting Personal Consulting * Art Exhibitions * Feminist Theory * Hite Research |
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It is generally accepted that the second wave of feminism(s)
began in the late 1960s. Exceptional women, however, can be found throughout
history. As recently as the early 1900s women in many countries were fighting
for our right to vote - the so called suffragettes. But history is populated
with indomitable women whose actions changed the lives of those around them.
Women who spoke out and stepped out of the social restrictions of their time.
Much of our understanding of women's lives in the past has been influenced by
restricted and limited historical texts. The authors of these texts often
projected their own narrow stereotypical views onto their interpretations of the
past. This had the effect of reducing women to the Whore - Madonna imagery that
was popular in the 1800s. Knowledge and information about women, their lives,
thoughts and sexuality were lost. We have hints that women weren't the
one-dimensional maidens they were described as being, and literary works such as Chaucer and
Shakespeare sometimes depict interesting, powerful women - think of
Juliet, so
overcome by love and lust at 14 that she eloped and, tragically, took her her
life rather than live according to her parents' strictures. Even earlier
the tales of courtly love also demonstrate the power of a woman's
sexuality. The early Greek tragedies of Agamemnon or Homer's Iliad are filled with
women as rulers, deities and renowned for their wisdom, sexuality and beauty
- think of Penelope or Helen of Troy. The male dominated Church and State
admittedly have made use of this to proclaim women as dangerous, even demonic at
times. How powerful our sexuality must be!