Naked Ambition: Women Pornographers and How They Are Changing the Sex Industry Book

PuWhen adult entertainment first appeared on the pop culture radar as an underground film phenomenon, women were little more than starlets, who for the most part answered to men. But as pornography evolved in step with technology and consumer demand over the past 20 years, it also reflected the shifting political climate. Greater sexual equality started to appear both in front of and behind the cameras. Not only did female performers take charge for the first time of their careers, but women began running the companies people purchase movies from, opening woman-friendly sex shops, and writing thoughtful, analytical commentary on pornography-often from a feminist perspective.
In Naked Ambition, adult entertainment industry insider Carly Milne takes readers behind the scenes and on to the frontlines of today's woman-owned adult entertainment industry that has revolutionized both pornography and the traditional feminist movement that has for years often stood in opposition to it. Personal essays by Jena Jameson, Theresa Flynt, Violet Blue, Suze Randall, Tristan Taormino, Tera Patrick, Danni Ashe, Shar Rednour, Jackie Strano, Jane Duvall, and Retro Raunch, among other top women pornographers showcase this relatively recent but fast-growing segment of adult entertainment producers and consumers.