Concluding that women have historically been less able than men to acquire privacy and also enjoy what privacy they have acquired, Allen argues for women's right to greater privacy in clear and uncompromising terms. A stunning indictment of women's status in contemporary society, her book provides vital, original scholarly research and insight.

Concluding that women have historically been less able than men to acquire privacy and also enjoy what privacy they have acquired, Allen argues for women's right to greater privacy in clear and uncompromising terms. A stunning indictment of women's status in contemporary society, her book provides vital, original scholarly research and insight.

Concluding that women have historically been less able than men to acquire privacy and also enjoy what privacy they have acquired, Allen argues for women's right to greater privacy in clear and uncompromising terms. A stunning indictment of women's status in contemporary society, her book provides vital, original scholarly research and insight.