Growing Up Sexually

TEHEULCHE (Tierra del Fuego,Argentina)

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Also featured: Pilagá, Mataco, Araucanians, Ona

In 19th century Patagonia, girls “[…] attain puberty at an early age—probably about thirteen years—are frequently married at fifteen years of age, and, from exposure and hard work, speedily become aged”[1].

Janssen, D. F., Growing Up Sexually. VolumeI. World Reference Atlas. 0.2 ed. 2004. Berlin: Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology

Last revised: Sept 2004