I'm a sex historian — here's what we can learn about female pleasure from history

Why do we still believe women don’t experience as much desire as men? In a new book, sex historian Kate Lister examines enduring myths about female pleasure, revealing how culture — rather than biology — shaped the narrative.

Dr Kate Lister author of Flick, a book on the story of female pleasure

When a sex historian writes how “I have scoured the historical records for cunnilingus-positive cultures, but they are few and far between”, you know you’re in for a cracking read.

Kate Lister, who has dedicated her new history of female sexual pleasure to “all the men who didn’t make me cum”, does not disappoint.