El origen del mundo

For too long the true power of the vagina has been ignored, hidden, and misinterpreted. More than two millennia of misinformation has led to a Western culture in which, even today, it is taboo to mention or show the sex of women. Although science has begun to shed light on the functions of the vagina and the important role it plays in sexual pleasure and reproduction, the female genitalia remains shrouded in a host of mysteries, myths, prejudices, and outdated beliefs. Far from being an inert container, the vagina is a marvel of muscular engineering and has a vital function: the survival of the species. With a broad perspective encompassing prehistoric art, ancient history, linguistics, mythology, evolutionary theory, reproductive biology, and medicine, Catherine Blackledge points the way to a new understanding of what it means to be a woman and the weapons for a vaginal revolution.