Article: Sex toys for women go mainstream

By Gail Rosenblum

McClatchy Newspapers

MINNEAPOLIS - By the look of things at Smitten Kitten in south Minneapolis, the road to women's sexual satisfaction has never been more inviting.

Customers who enter the well-lit, airy shop with classic furnishings will find a lovely spread of tea and cookies at the back. But who has time to eat when autographed copies of Ducky DooLittle's "Sex With the Lights On," are stacked at the front door?

The shop, billed as "a truly feminist sex toy store," is owned by three smart women in their 20s, two with women's studies degrees, all with healthy sexual attitudes and exacting standards for their product lines. Some adult toys boast "superior German ...

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