Mother, Madonna, Whore (The Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood) - Estela V. Welldon

To Freud, female sexuality remained something of a mystery: a riddle and a dark continent. He urged his female colleagues to enlighten him. Many have since done so - and this book is a most vivid and illuminating contribution to the field. The author explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women''s psychology; how this may lead