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• Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality: Ogden, Gina, Ph.D. Review: The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction -- Oct. 12, 2000
• Slate Magazine: The Study of O. Amanda Schaffer -- May 26, 2005

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• A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm. The New York Times. May 17, 2005.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/17/science/17orga.html
• Evolution of the Big O. Discover Magazine. June 1, 1992.
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• Ogden, Gina, Ph.D. Review: The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, Volume 3, Oct.12, 2000.
  http://www.ejhs.org/volume3/book11.htm
• The Study of O. Amanda Schaffer. Slate Magazine. May 26, 2005.
  http://www.slate.com/id/2119551/