The moral property of women a history of birth control politics in America / Linda Gordon.

Author/creator Gordon, Linda
Other author Gordon, Linda
Format Electronic
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoUrbana and Chicago : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxiii, 446 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Birth control--United States. --History.

Portion of title History of birth control politics in America
Contents Introduction : birth control, the moral property of women -- From folk medicine to prohibition to resistance. The prehistory of birth control. The criminals. Prudent sex : neo-malthusianism and perfectionism -- Toward women's power. Voluntary motherhood : the beginnings of the birth-control movement. Social purity and eugenics. Race suicide. Continence or indulgence : doctors and the "sexual revolution". Birth control and social revolution -- From women's rights to family planning. The professionalization of birth control. The depression. Planned parenthood. Birth control becomes public policy, 1945-70 -- Birth control in the era of second-wave feminsm. The mother controversy : abortion. Is nothing simple about reproduction control? Birth control and feminism.
General noteSubstantially rev. and updated ed. of: Woman's body, woman's right. 2nd ed. 1990.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002001551
ISBN0252027647 (cloth : alk. paper)

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