Erica Jong

…new women writers, such as Erica Jong, author of the sexy and funny Fear of Flying (1974), and Rita Mae Brown, who explored lesbian life in Rubyfruit Jungle (1973). Other significant works of fiction by women in the 1970s included Ann Beattie’s account of the post-1960s generation in Chilly Scenes…

…best-known novel by American writer Erica Jong; it was published in 1973. It is a feminist tale of self-discovery that was groundbreaking and shocking for its frank depiction of female sexuality.