The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti

The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women

Jessica Valenti

nonfiction feminism reflective medium-paced

263 pages | first published 2009

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The United States is obsessed with virginity — from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country’s intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and socia...
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