The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report by Campbell, Rosa
The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report by Campbell, Rosa

The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report

Come and meet Shere Hite--the feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionized how we think about sex, marriage,...
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Author: Rosa Campbell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report by Campbell, Rosa

The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report

$95.99 $50.53
The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report by Campbell, Rosa

The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report

$95.99 $50.53
Author: Rosa Campbell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Come and meet Shere Hite--the feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionized how we think about sex, marriage, and the female orgasm...

Despite being one of the leading thinkers of the second wave feminist movement, today Shere Hite is little known, little written about, and, unsurprisingly, little read. Her groundbreaking book, The Hite Report, was the first feminist exploration of the link between sex and male power. It sold millions of copies when first published in 1976 and revolutionized the way people thought about marriage and the female orgasm. How, then, did it, and Hite, disappear from public consciousness?

Using original research material and sharp cultural analysis, Rosa Campbell explores Hite's complicated life and literary legacy. Campbell expands on Hite's ideas about sex -- namely, that sex is sexist -- and tracks Hite through her fraught childhood, her struggles working in the porn industry, and her eventual cancellation by the far-right Evangelical movement. All the while, Campbell holds Hite and The Hite Report to account for their own failings and absence of intersectionality.

In a post-Dobbs, post-MeToo world, this book's examination of shifting ideological movements is essential to understanding both the current feminist movement, as well as how conservative, reactionary, counter-mobilization efforts can silence even the most successful of women. Contains 8 black and white vintage photos.

Author: Rosa Campbell
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Published: 04/14/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.27w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9781685892319


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2026
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2026

About the Author
Rosa Campbell is a historian of global feminism and writer based in London. She is a Leverhulme Postdoctoral Fellow at King's College, London and holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. She has written for Literary Hub, The White Review, The Independent, Public Books, and Meanjin, among others.
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