Walker, A., & Parmar, P. (1993). Warrior marks: Female genital mutilation and the sexual blinding of women. New York: Harcourt Brace. An account by a novelist and a filmmaker of their research for, and making of, a documentary film about female genital mutilation. The book includes transcripts of interviews with people either involved with or concerned about the practice, and photographs of people and places.
Brown, L. M. and Gilligan, C. (1992). Meeting at the crossroads: Women's psychology and girls' development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. The result of a study of about 100 girls of various ages and ethnic backgrounds, this book examines the changes that commonly occur during adolescence, replacing girls' courage, honesty, and willingness to face conflict with fear and risk and reluctance to express strong opinions. It also offers suggestions, such as the need to talk honestly with other girls and women.
Edelman, M. W. (1992). The measure of our success: A letter to my children and yours. Boston: Beacon. The founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund and the first black women admitted to the Mississippi bar directs this book to her own three sons, born of an interracial, interfaith marriage, but its message and moral implications apply to any reader. The book's "lesson for life" emphasize service to society and a recognition of the bonds across race, class, and gender.
Hyde, J. (1994). Understanding human sexuality (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. An exceptionally readable textbook covering a wide range of topics in the area of sexuality: physical and hormonal factors, contraception, research on sex, variations in sexual behavior, sexual dysfunction, and treatment of sex in religion, the law, and education.