In 1976, everyone, it seemed, was talking — and had an opinion — about UF alumna Shere Hite’s (1942-2020) controversial, taboo-busting “The Hite Report.” Her 478-page book, officially titled, “The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality,” turned what we thought we knew about sex upside down and inside out. The big takeaway: a lot of women weren’t satisfied with their sex lives. Critics called her research “lax” and mocked the book as “sheer hype.” Playboy magazine dubbed it “The Hate Report.” She even got death threats. The public, however, couldn’t get enough. The book’s cover alone was tantalizing: “3,000 women, ages 14 to 78, describe in their own words their most intimate feelings about sex.” “The Hite Report” was an instant bestseller. Readers cheered its frankness. Women said it was reassuring. “It was trying to say that women need to be half of the equation,” she said. “If we’re going to have equality in sex, it has to be rethought.” #GatorHistoryMaker #GatorNa...