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WINGS #34-18 A History of Vibrators
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Content Warning
This program is about vibrators, but is historical, medical and mechanical rather than titillating. No words banned on US radio are included. Note that a 2018 article claims to debunk some of Maines's research: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/09/victorian-vibrators-orgasms-doctors/569446/
Uploaded: 9 Dec, 2018
Recording Date: 26 Sep, 2011
Recording Location: Austin, Texas, Toronto, and Vancouver BC
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: Timeless
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
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Program Title: WINGS #34-18 A History of Vibrators
Description: In 1999, historian of technology Rachel Maines published The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction. By 2011, this history had spawned a documentary, a play, and a feature film. Program features a humorous but scientific talk by Maines, followed by excerpts from a press conference about Hysteria.
Host(s): Mary O'Grady and Frieda Werden
Featured Speakers/Guests: Dr. Rachel Maines; Maggie Gyllenhaal, Canadian film columnist Johanna Schneller, and Tanya Wexler, director of Hysteria.
Credits: Recording and update in 2011 by Frieda Werden; original edit and narration from 2000, Mary O'Grady.
Comments: This is re-released from the WINGS Archives.
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Topic:
Society and Culture > Sexuality
Type:
Weekly Program
Science and Technology Science and Technology > Medicine Education Health Arts and Culture > Film Society and Culture > Women |
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