Hite, Shere.

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Birth 1942-11-02

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Cultural historian, researcher in sexuality, and feminist, Shere Hite was born in 1942 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and attended the University of Florida, Gainesville (B.A. 1960, M.A. 1967). From 1972 to 1978, she directed the feminist sexuality project of the National Organization for Women and in 1976 published The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study on Female Sexuality, which was based upon anonymous responses to questionnaires in which women detailed their sexual experiences. This was followed by The Hite Report on Male Sexuality (1981), The Hite Report on the Family: Growing Up Under Patriarchy (1994), and The Hite Report on Women Loving Women (2007), among others. The director of Hite Research International, Shere Hite married Friedrich Horicke in 1985 and moved to Europe in 1989. She travels internationally as a lecturer and consultant.

From the description of Papers, 1974-2004 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009863