The History of Wedding Nights – Sources with links

All claims in this video are supported by historical documents, peer-reviewed research, and medical literature.

ANCIENT WORLD SOURCES:
– Code of Hammurabi – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Code-of-Hammurabi
– Kahun Gynecological Papyrus – https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/med/birthpapyrus.html
– Leick, G. “Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature” – https://www.routledge.com/Sex-and-Eroticism-in-Mesopotamian-Literature/Leick/p/book/9780415065375
– Skinner, M. “Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture” – https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Sexuality+in+Greek+and+Roman+Culture%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781405196338

MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE:
– The Trotula (Medieval Medical Text) – https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13965.html
– Klapisch-Zuber, C. “Women, Family, and Ritual in Renaissance Italy” – https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo3683264.html
– Canon of Medicine by Avicenna – https://archive.org/details/avicennacanonmed00avic

VICTORIAN ERA:
– Dr. William Acton “Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs” (1857) – https://archive.org/details/functionsdisor00actogoog
– Dr. Clelia Mosher Survey (Stanford Archives) – https://exhibits.stanford.edu/mosher
– Victorian Medical Journals – https://www.jstor.org/

MODERN SEX RESEARCH:
– Kinsey Reports – https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/kinsey-reports.php
– Marie Stopes “Married Love” (1918) – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27608
– Van de Velde “Ideal Marriage” (1926) – https://archive.org/details/idealmarriageits00veld

📖 RECOMMENDED READING:
– Emily Nagoski “Come As You Are” – https://www.emilynagoski.com/come-as-you-are
– Paul Joannides “The Guide to Getting It On” – https://www.goofyfootpress.com/
– “The Mosher Survey: Sexual Attitudes of 45 Victorian Women” – https://www.jstor.org/stable/3172515

🏥 SEXUAL HEALTH & EDUCATION RESOURCES:
– AASECT (Find Certified Sex Therapists) – https://www.aasect.org/
– Planned Parenthood Education – https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn
– WHO Sexual Health Guidelines – https://www.who.int/health-topics/sexual-health
– Scarleteen (Comprehensive Sex Ed) – https://www.scarleteen.com/

📜 FREE HISTORICAL SOURCES:
– Project Gutenberg (Historical Texts) – https://www.gutenberg.org/
– Internet Archive (Marriage Manuals) – https://archive.org/
– Perseus Digital Library (Ancient Texts) – http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/
– British Museum Collection – https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection