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Title: The Sex Side of Life
An Explanation for Young People

Author: Mary Dennett

Release Date: March 22, 2010 [EBook #31732]

Language: English

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THE SEX SIDE OF LIFE

_An Explanation for Young People_

BY MARY WARE DENNETT

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY MARY WARE DENNETT

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THE SEX SIDE OF LIFE FIRST APPEARED IN THE _Medical Review of
Reviews_ FOR FEBRUARY, 1918. THE FOLLOWING IS QUOTED FROM THE
EDITOR'S FOREWORD.

We have come across so much rubbish on this subject that we drifted
into the conclusion that an honest sex essay for young folks would
not be produced by this generation.

Recently there came to this desk a manuscript bearing the title _The
Sex Side of Life_ and the sub-title _An Explanation for Young
People_, written by Mary Ware Dennett. No editor ever confesses that
he reads an article with prejudice, but we will admit that we
expected this MS would be "returned with thanks." It was reasonable
to suppose that a laywoman would not succeed where physicians had
failed. Even after we had read the introduction we were not
convinced, for we have met several books whose texts do not fulfill
the promises made by the preface. But after reading a few pages of
the essay itself, we realized we were listening to the music of a
different drummer. Instead of the familiar notes of fear and
pretense, we were surprised to hear the clarion call of truth.

Mary Ware Dennett's _Sex Side of Life_ is "on the level." In