Bodies in doubt : an American history of intersex

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Full Title:: Bodies in doubt : an American history of intersex / Elizabeth Reis

Subjects:: Intersexuality--United States--History
Gender identity--United States--History
Intersex people--Identity--Social aspects--United States
Gender identity
Disorders of Sex Development--history
Gender Identity
Health Policy--history
History, Modern 1601-
Social Conditions--history
Transsexualism--history
Intersex history
LGBTQ+ history
Intersex
Intersex variations
Gender
Intersex people
Intersex identity
LGBTQ+ historical terms
United States

Table of Contents:: Hermaphrodites, monstrous births, and same-sex intimacy in early America -- From monsters to deceivers in the early nineteenth century -- The conflation of hermaphrodites and sexual perverts at the turn of the century -- Cutting the Gordian knot : gonads, marriage, and surgery in the 1920s and 1930s -- Psychology, John Money, and the gender of rearing in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s -- Bioethics, informed consent, and children's rights -- Who stands under the umbrella? The politics of naming and categorizing intersex.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: "This book traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex in America from the colonial period to the present"--
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xxiv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm