American Sexual Histories

“A comprehensive, eye-opening collection of essays and meaningful documents.  Elizabeth Reis forces us to reevaluate what we think we know about sex in American history.” – Nancy Isenberg, Louisiana State University

“This terrific book does two things at once. It shows why sexuality has become such an important window onto the American past. And it illustrates concretely how primary sources are transformed into history.” – Ellen Herman, University of Oregon

“An extremely useful survey of sexual history in the United States, representing the diversity of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation, and featuring an excellent selection of primary documents.”  – Susan Stryker, University of Arizona

“Although my students loved—and learned much—from the first edition of American Sexual Histories, the updated second edition is even better.  Great primary sources—important and current historical scholarship—both challenging and absorbing.  Highly teachable!” – Gail Bederman, Notre Dame University