From assistant to co-author Virginia Masters formed half of the team who brought understanding human sexuality into the age of science and understanding. Virginia had the people skills to present the findings conducted by she and Dr. Johnson along with their team of researchers to a public that could barely mention sex aloud. Their two published works- Human Sexual Response and Human Sexual Inadequacy became best sellers.
Through their years of study with hundreds of participants they altered sciences understanding of the human sexual response. Sigmund Freud's ideas on vaginal orgasm as being the 'mature sexual response' rather than clitoral was shattered. They began to slowly alter old myths about sexual pleasure, double standards and their approach in helping couples focus on sensual pleasure rather than performance freed old and new generations. As one biographer said- Virginia brought equality to women in human sexuality.
In an era when religion fought the sexual revolution and wanted to maintain the guilt factor in sex Masters and Johnson threw the doors open.
HBO will be having a new series based on their lives and research.
Virginia was 88