The Power of Sexual Surrender

First published in the 1960s, this pioneering work tackled one of the last great taboos in women's health: the epidemic of sexual unhappiness that kept millions of women from experiencing full intimacy. Drawing on her clinical experience as a psychiatrist, Marie Nyswander Robinson confronted a silence that had condemned generations of women to suffer in isolation, believing themselves broken or alone. She argued persuasively that frigidity was not a moral failing but a treatable psychological pattern, rooted in unconscious conflicts that therapy could resolve. The book offered not just understanding but genuine hope: Robinson believed nearly every woman could be helped. For readers interested in the history of women's mental health, the evolution of sexual medicine, or the courage it took to first name these struggles publicly, this book remains a landmark document of a cultural turning point.