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Article: Shopping is the new feminism; Forget about the quest for multiple orgasms and equality. The daughter of pioneering feminist Erica Jong says it's the buzz of a new pair of shoes that is truly liberating LIFEstyleFashion, glamour, gossip . . . the brilliant new 16-page magazine for women that everyone is talking about.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- December 6, 2004
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Byline: CHRISSY ILEY
HER MOTHER revolutionised how women feel about sex.
Back in 1973, Erica Jong's bonkbuster Fear Of Flying was a feminist anthem for liberated, guilt-free, emotion-free sex - sex on the same terms for women as men.
Through her writing, she helped change the sexual mores of a generation, encouraging women to believe that they could be sexual predators as well as men and that they would enjoy it.
Heralded as a champion of female freedom, Jong received letters in their thousands from women who'd been inspired to leave their marriages because of her. She also introduced the phrase 'zipless sex' into the lexicon of the ...