After the publication of “Women and Love,” which Time magazine said was simply an excuse for her “male-bashing,” Ms. Hite received death threats in the mail and on her answering machine. Many dismissed her as an angry feminist, though she had come to her feminism in a roundabout way. One of the brands she posed for was Olivetti typewriters, which showed her as a leggy blonde caressing the keys. At one meeting, by her account, the topic was the female orgasm and whether all women had them. There was silence, until someone suggested that Ms. Hite look into the matter.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2020 22:27 UTC