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100 1 a| Eig, Jonathan.=| ^A1026768;

245 14 a| The birth of the pill :b| how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution /c| Jonathan Eig.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| W. W. Norton & Company,c| [2014];

300 a| x, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-367) and index.;

505 0 a| A winter night -- A short history of sex -- Spontaneous ovulations -- A go-to-hell look -- Lover and fighter -- Rabbit tests -- "I'm a sexologist" -- The socialite and the sex maniac -- A shotgun question -- Rock's rebound -- What makes a rooster crow? -- A test in disguise -- Cabeza de negro -- The road to Shrewsbury -- "Weary & depressed" -- The trouble with women -- A San Juan weekend -- The women of the asylum -- John Rock's hard place -- As easy as aspirin -- A deadline to meet -- "The miracle tablet maybe" -- Hope to the hopeless -- Trials -- "Papa Pincus's pink pills for planned parenthood" -- Jack Searle's big bet -- The birth of the pill -- "Believed to have magical powers" -- The double effect -- La señora de las pastillas -- An unlikely pitch man -- "A whole new bag of beans" -- The climax -- Epilogue.;

520 a| "Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher.;

600 10 a| McCormick, Katharine Dexter,d| 1875-1967=| ^A559564;

600 10 a| Pincus, Gregory,d| 1903-1967.=| ^A151871;

600 10 a| Rock, John,d| 1890-1984.=| ^A33459;

600 10 a| Sanger, Margaret,d| 1879-1966.=| ^A19996;

650 0 a| Oral contraceptivesx| History.=| ^A44919;

650 7 a| Oral contraceptives.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01047033;

655 7 a| History.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01411628;

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The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution / Jonathan Eig.

Author/creator	Eig, Jonathan
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Description	x, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	McCormick, Katharine Dexter, 1875-1967 Pincus, Gregory, 1903-1967. Rock, John, 1890-1984. Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966. Oral contraceptives--History.

Contents	A winter night -- A short history of sex -- Spontaneous ovulations -- A go-to-hell look -- Lover and fighter -- Rabbit tests -- "I'm a sexologist" -- The socialite and the sex maniac -- A shotgun question -- Rock's rebound -- What makes a rooster crow? -- A test in disguise -- Cabeza de negro -- The road to Shrewsbury -- "Weary & depressed" -- The trouble with women -- A San Juan weekend -- The women of the asylum -- John Rock's hard place -- As easy as aspirin -- A deadline to meet -- "The miracle tablet maybe" -- Hope to the hopeless -- Trials -- "Papa Pincus's pink pills for planned parenthood" -- Jack Searle's big bet -- The birth of the pill -- "Believed to have magical powers" -- The double effect -- La señora de las pastillas -- An unlikely pitch man -- "A whole new bag of beans" -- The climax -- Epilogue.
Abstract	"Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-367) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014019355
ISBN	9780393073720 (hardcover)
ISBN	0393073726 (hardcover)

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