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How Sex Changed : A History of Transsexuality in the United States
How Sex Changed A History of Transsexuality in the United States Author:Joanne Meyerowitz From early-twentieth-century sex experiments in Europe, to the saga of Christine Jorgensen, whose sex-change surgery made headlines in 1952, to today's growing transgender movement, Joanne Meyerowitz gives us the first serious history of transsexuality. "Examines changing definitions of gender through the prism of transsexuality, that most m... more »ysterious of conditions in which a person is born with normal chromosomes and hormones for one sex but is convinced that he or she is a member of the other. Dr. Meyerowitz shows how mutable the words 'male,' 'female,' 'sex,' and 'gender' have become, and how their meanings have evolved through time. Hers is one of several new books on the subject of the transgendered … In terms of the scientific quandary of gender, [this book] is the most important." —Dinitia Smith, New York Times "A sober, comprehensive cultural history that … is likely to become a standard reference in the field … One of its great strengths is its examination of the intersection and interaction of science and culture." —Julia M. Klein, The Nation« less