Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex by Alice Domurat Dreger

Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex

Alice Domurat Dreger

268 pages paperback 1998

2 editions

nonfiction gender history science challenging informative slow-paced
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Punctuated with remarkable case studies, this book explores extraordinary encounters between hermaphrodites--people born with "ambiguous" sexual anatomy--and the medical and scientific professionals who grappled with them. Alice Dreger focuses on ...

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