The Birth Control Movement and American Society From Private Vice to Public Virtue

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Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive history of the struggle to win public acceptance of contraceptive practice. James Reed traces this remarkable story from its beginnings, carefully documenting the roles of the diverse interests that supported birth control, including feminists, eugenicists, and physicians, and providing a unique account of the struggles of such pioneers as Margaret Sanger, Robert Dickinson, and Clarence Gamble to win the support of organized medicine, to change laws, to open birth control clinics, and to improve birth control methods.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Book details

Author:
James Reed
ISBN:
9781400856596
Related ISBNs:
9780691028309, 9780691094045, 9780691612911, 9780691640815
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2017-09-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
Princeton University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government