Woman: An Intimate Geography (97 page)

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Authors: Natalie Angier

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development of, 47, 58-59, 136
evolutionary theories concerning, 66-69, 136
feminist "discovery" of, 61
flexibility of, 73
as homologue of penis, 58-63
passim
, 66, 84
nerve fibers in, 58, 60, 75
of nonhumans, 62-64
and orgasms, 61, 64, 65, 70, 81, 120
origin of word, 61-62
peak performance of, 69-73
scientific research on, 64-76
size of, 59-60, 62-63, 76-79
surgery on

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