How sex changed a history of transsexuality in the United States - Meyerowitz, Joanne J., (Joanne Jay) (Harvard University Press, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references and index
1 - Sex change -- - 2 - "Ex-GI becomes blonde beauty" -- - 3 - From sex to gender -- - 4 - A "fierce and demanding" drive -- - 5 - Sexual revolutions -- - 6 - The liberal moment -- - 7 - The next generation
A social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the United States discusses early twentieth-century sex experiments, the first sex-change operation, the issues of medical ethics and human rights, and how cultural and scientific factors redefined sexuality