Sheila Jeffreys





Sheila Jeffreys

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Sheila Jeffreys writes and teaches in the areas of sexual politics, international gender politics, and lesbian and gay politics. She has written six books on the history and politics of sexuality. Originally from the UK, Sheila moved to Melbourne in 1991 to take up a position at the University of Melbourne. She has been actively involved in feminist and lesbian feminist politics, particularly around the issue of sexual violence, since 1973. She is involved with the international non-government organization, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, in international organising.

She is the author of The Spinster and Her Enemies: Feminism and Sexuality, 1880-1930 (1985/1997) Anticlimax: A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution (1990), The...more


Average rating: 3.85 · 87 ratings · 14 reviews · 12 distinct works
Beauty and Misogyny:  Harmf...
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The Spinster And Her Enemie...
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The Political Economy of th...
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Unpacking Queer Politics: A...
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The Idea of Prostitution
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The Lesbian Heresy
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Anticlimax: A Feminist Pers...
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Man's Dominion: The Rise of...
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The Industrial Vagina
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