Beyond trashiness: The sexual language of 1970s feminist fiction

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 7-19

  Altman, Meryl ^a  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1970s popular fiction; Sexual politics; Third wave feminism

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444393692     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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