In 1913, the first-known calendar nude appeared, called “September Morn”, a reproduction of an oil painting,”Matinee Septembre”, by a French artist, Paul Chabas (1869-1937). The painting might have gone unnoticed if Comstock, of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, had not demanded the removal of the painting from the
The Oldest Woman to Become a Sex Symbol
Mae West has been portrayed as one of the very few stars who was “self-made and self-sustaining,” owing her success to herself alone, not to a director, scriptwriter, make-up artist, or photographer. What is perhaps most remarkable about her is that she first arrived at Hollywood when she was forty
Most Coital Positions in Sex Manual
Most sex manuals, past and present, do not enumerate more than forty or fifty coital positions – and much depends upon semantics. Here again there are few ground rules. If, for example, you shift a leg a couple of inches does it count as a new position? In one nineteenth-century
The First Magazine Exposure of Pubic Hair
The first exposure of pubic hair – “albeit modest to the point of invisibility” was accomplished by “Penthouse” (April 1970). The appearance of pubic hair in the girlies is now so commonplace that it is remarkable that there was such a fuss about it in 1970. But at the time
The Lowest Estimates of Failure Rates
Lowest estimates for contraceptive measures of various types are as follows (figures for pregnancies/100 woman-years of exposure):
pill 0.1
condom 7.5
diaphragm and jelly 7.2
withdrawal 12.0
safe period 14.4
foaming tablets, douching 11.9
According to one estimate, the least popular methods of contraception in Britain are the coil/IUD (used by five per cent of married couples),
The Most Famous Female Nude Photographer
There have been a number of distinguished female photographers of the nude in the twentieth century, including Emy Andriesse of Holland, and Nell Dorr and Ruth Bernhard of the United States. Miss Bernhard’s work is the best known, having appeared regularly in magazines and books over the last three decades.
The Longest Clitoris
The clitoris of the female whale is about 8 cm. long. Its apex is said to be “triloped” and is directed backwards. The whale clitoris, in common with the other sex organs of the largest cetaceans, are the biggest of any animal. Many other species have organs large for their
Prostitution: Most famous English call-girl
This is almost certainly Christine Keeler, born in 1942, the British call-girl at the centre of the “Profumo Affair” scandal of 1963. She left home at 16, met Stephen Ward, and later became involved in a wide range of sexual activities in the Ward circle – nude parties, group sex,
The Most Impressive Sexual Performance by Race
In their cross-cultural study of sexual performance Dord and Beach noted the lowest incidence of copulation among the Keraki, who generally have (had) sexual intercourse only once a week. The Lesu do a little better with once or twice a week. Two or three times a week is thought to
Rape: Most Ancient Oriental Technique
Tirad el-kebsh (the ram’s attack) is the oldest known form of rape in the Orient. The Mongols were notorious for it, and there are numerous Chinese and Rajput prints showing Moghul warriors raping women and girls in this attitude. The female is thrown on her side, the assailant lifts her