Through a qualitative critical discourse analysis, the research in this revealing book compares the standpoints of women and men who contributed articles to "Free Love" publications originating from utopian communities between the years 1850 and 1900. The purpose of the research presented in this intriguing volume is to examine the situated knowledge of women and men who participated in the Free Love movement and contributed to its exposure by writing and publishing their ideas, arguments and concerns. By analyzing the words of participation author Schroer describes the concept of Free Love in its historical context and exposes the sex and gender power differentials within the movement and external to it. Schroer's research reveals that the Free Love movement was a complex form of political resistance against institutionalized gender inequality. The importance of her work lies in its potential to inform current political resistance against the inequality inherent in legislation that restricts sexual freedom in the United States.