The playbook for women about sex
- Title
- The playbook for women about sex
- Description
- Using her experience working in sex therapy and family planning, Joani Blank (1937-2016) founded Down There Press in 1975 to publish sex positive books. The first title was this 23-page playbook (or workbook) which uses direct language, illustrations and interactive questions to promote sexual self-awareness for women. The cover illustration is by lesbian artist Tee A. Corinne. The playbook includes sections on masturbation, honest communication with partners and body image. Blank stated that she took “the word ‘play’ very seriously”, but the workbooks also contain humour, as expressed in the final pages which contain a certificate declaring the reader a ‘Bona-Fide Sexually Self-Aware Woman’. Two years after publishing this playbook, Blank founded the Good Vibrations shop in San Francisco, selling sex toys to women. This is one of three books published by Down There Press that were seized during the raids.
- Creator
- Joani Blank (1937-2016)
- Location
- San Francisco (Calif)
- Publisher
- Down There Press
- Date
- 1975
- Tags
- Down There Press
- Joani Blank (1937-2016)
- Masturbation
- Self-Help Publications
- Sex Education
- Sex Instruction
- Sex Positivity
- Rights
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