Naked feminism : breaking the cult of female modesty / Victoria Bateman.

Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2023.

xiii, 302 pages ; 23 cm

"In Naked Feminism, Bateman makes a compelling case for women's bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women. Illustrating the swinging pendulum of bodily modesty through the ages, she takes us on a journey from the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Babylon, through the birth of Christianity and Islam, to the lax morals of the medieval period and the bawdiness of Chaucer and Shakespeare; to the clampdowns of the Puritans and later the Victorians and, more recently, to the re-veiling of the Middle East and the purity pledges of modern-day America. She ends with a plea: feminists must unite to challenge the repression of the female body, as only then can women be truly free."--Blurb.

ebook version :

English

August 30, 2023

Includes bibliographical references and index.