Vaginal politics: Tensions and possibilities in The Vagina Monologues

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 430-444

  Bell, Susan E ^a   Reverby, Susan M ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS HEALTH;

EID: 24344470660     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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