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"Professional dominatrices are not prostitutes, despite the sensual and erotic interactions she holds"

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Literature
Literature on the Dominatrix has been around since the 10th century. Canoness Hroswitha, in her manuscript Maria, uses the word Dominatrix for the main character. She is portrayed as an unattainable woman who is too good for any of the men who are in love with her. The theme of "the unattainable woman" has been used thoroughly in medieval literature as well, although it is slightly deviant from a dominatrix. Medieval themes surrounding unattainable woman where related around social classes and structure, with chivalry being a prime part of a relationship between a man and woman. There are some exceptions to this trend during medieval times. In Cervantes’ Don Quixote (1605), Celadon is imprisoned by Galatea. Celadon complains that his “mistress. . . Galatea keeps me on such a short leash”. Robert Herrick published in 1648, Hesperides. In it there were three revealing poems An Hymne to Love, The Dream, and To Love which showcase masculine longing for domination, restraint, discipline. In Ulysses by James Joyce, the character Bloom has many fantasies of submission to a lady and to receive whippings by her. Female domination has been thoroughly explored in literature, and can be traced back as far as the 10th century.

Modern Day Depictions
There have been a few dominatrices in pop culture. Recent TV series such as Euphoria, in which Kat Hernandez, portrayed by Barbie Ferreira, moonlights as a dominatrix. She does it to take control of her sexuality, and later it turns into a source of income for her. She has to hide this part of her life from her friends and family due to societal shame and ignorance. Another prominent example is the TV series Bonding, in which Tiffany "Tiff" Chester, portrayed by Zoe Levin, is a psychology student by day, and dominatrix "Mistress May" by night. Many viewers have not liked the depictions of a dominatrix in the show, often citing it as "inaccurate". More instances of dominatrices in pop culture can be found here.

Notable Dominatrices
Catherine Robbe-Grillet is a personal dominatrix. Born in Paris in September 24, 1930, she later became France's most famous dominatrix. She is also writer and actress, the widow of nouveau roman pioneer and sadist Alain Robbe-Grillet. She currently lives with her Beverly Charpentier, the 51-year-old South African woman who is her submissive companion. Although being such a famous dominatrix, she has never accepted payment for her "ceremonies". She's quoted to say "If someone pays, then they are in charge. I need to remain free. It is important that everyone involved knows that I do it solely for my pleasure." "Catherine is my secret garden,” Charpentier says. "I have given myself to her, body and soul. She does whatever she wants, whenever she wants, with either or both, according to her pleasure—and her pleasure is also my pleasure." Catherine has always been heavily censored in her novels for writing about S/M stories. She identifies as a “pro-sex feminist” and “the kind of feminist who supports the right of any man or women to work as a prostitute, if it is their free choice.”