Some Suggested Revisions Concerning Early Female Development

Sex, Love and Incest

“…They have noted that penis envy and the early castration complex develop in girls during the second half of the second year. This takes place at a dme of emerging symbolization (Galenson and Roiphe, 1976). The authors believe:…”

Looking at bodies: Insights and inquiries about DES-related cancer

“…Observation of children's behavior demonstrated more of the context in which little girls become aware of their vaginas, and, when given the opportunity, explore them as a source of pleasure and comfort (Barnett, 1966;Galenson and Roiphe, 1976). As girls mature to adolescence they rediscover their vaginas, again occurring in the context of a significant relationships, especially with their mothers (Shopper, 1979).…”

Pubescence: A psychoanalytic study of one girl's experience of puberty

“…The presence of genital sensations throughout infancy and childhood is also basic to our new understanding (Barnett, 1966;Galenson & Roiphe, 1976). We can no longer maintain Freud's view (1931) that the girl experiences no inner genital sensations prior to puberty: that she is aware only of her clitoris, a view on which our former understanding of femininity had been based.…”