A lively history of the sexual biases that exist in our language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary.
"A valuable contribution to the politics of linguistics.... Fun to read."--Publishers Weekly
"That readers' awareness of their own opinions is sharpened constitutes one of the positive values of the book."--Charles Sleeth, Times Literary Supplement
"Based on thorough and sound scholarship, this work should have wide appeal in the academic community."--Library...