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Vibrators had a long history as medical quackery before feminists rebranded them as sex toys

  • Written by Kim Adams, Postdoctoral Lecturer in English, New York University
imageA 1930s vibrator was just another household appliance.Fiona Hanson/PA Images via Getty Images)

In the contemporary moment of sex-positive feminism, praises for the orgasmic capacity of the vibrator abound. “They’re all-encompassing, a blanket of electricity, that’ll course through your veins, producing orgasms you didn’t...

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