sexual revolution
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As a model and actress from the 1950s, she became an emblem of modern femininity and the sexual revolution before later taking up the cause of animal rights.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Although people often think of the final decades of the 20th century as a "sexual revolution," with society becoming more permissive, statistics suggest a hardening of public attitudes against adultery.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022
When I was back in high school — a Catholic girls’ school in Cincinnati at the beginning of the sexual revolution — our religion class covered the abortion issue in approximately 45 seconds.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
But in recent decades, with the integration and rising power of Catholics in America, along with the sexual revolution, the divisions became more internal.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021
This is not unlike other moral panics that have preceded this one—reefer madness in the 1930s, moral panics about sexuality during the sexual revolution.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2020
