Transcript A Brief History of Sex in Western Civilization

19th Century
• Elaborate
Pornography
Franz von Bayros
The 19th Century1848
Elizabeth
Cady
Stanton
– The first women's rights convention in
the United States is held in Seneca
Falls, New York. Many participants
sign a "Declaration of Sentiments and
Resolutions" that outlines the main
issues and goals for the emerging
women's movement. Thereafter,
women's rights meetings are held on a
regular basis.
In the Origin of the
Species, Charles
Darwin suggests that
humans are animals
and like other animals
have a natural history.
Darwin proposes two processes important in
evolution: 1) natural selection, and
2) sexual selection.
19th Century
• Some of the first scientific and
medical investigations of sex Freud & Ellis
Some developments in the 20th
century United States--1920 - 19th Amendment passed
Women in the US allowed
to vote
1952 - first Presidential election where
women vote in equal proportions
to men
1960s -“The Pill” available in US
Also in the 1960s
1964 - Civil Rights Act outlaws
employment discrimination
based upon sex
1965 -In Griswold v. Connecticut
Supreme invalidates state laws
prohibiting physicians from providing
contraception advice
-upholds right to privacy
1973
In Roe v. Wade Supreme
Court rules that right to
privacy includes abortion
decision
The 1990s - Women vs. men
in employment
Women were•horizontally segregated
98.5% of secretaries
71.8% of non-univ. teachers
84.5% of nurses
1.2% of construction workers
27.2% of physicians
---were women
The 1990s - Women vs. men in
employment
Women were•vertically stratified
3-4% of major corporation.
directors were women
•underpaid
women earned 72% of what men
earned in the same jobs
The 1990s - States with
Sodomy Laws
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas*
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas*
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri*
Montana*
North Carolina
The 1990s - States with
Sodomy Laws
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee*
Texas
Utah
Virginia
* Restriction applies to
same-gender sex only.