A History of the Clitoris and Penis

It is only in recent decades that the physiology of the clitoris has become understood. What can the penis and clitoris tell us about gender identities? A lecture by Joanna Bourke, Gresham Professor of Rhetoric 13 February 2020 6:00pm UK Time https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/history-penis-clitoris Is the clitoris simply a female version of the male penis? Many scientists and biologists in the past thought so. It is only in recent decades that the physiology of the clitoris has become understood. What can debates about these two organs tell us about scientific knowledge and gender identities? How have ideas about the “ideal penis” changed since the eighteenth century? What effect have these shifts had on the way men and women know their bodies?