America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Elaine Tyler MayAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2011-09-06Pages:232
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465024599ISBN-10:465024599UPC:9780465024599Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Abortion & Birth Control, United States, Social HistoryBook Topic:20th CenturyAward:2010 IndieFab awards Silver Medal Winner - Women's Issues AwardSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5Product ID:SCFV0SMB59
In 1960, the FDA approved the oral contraceptive that would come to be known as the pill. Within a few years, millions of women were using it. At a time when the population was surging, many believed that the drug would help eradicate poverty around the globe, ensure happy and stable marriages, and liberate women. In America and the Pill, preeminent social historian Elaine Tyler May reveals the ways in which the pill did and did not fulfill these utopian dreams, while also chronicling the stories of the creators, testers, and users who ultimately made the pill their own.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465024599ISBN-10:465024599UPC:9780465024599Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Abortion & Birth Control, United States, Social HistoryBook Topic:20th CenturyAward:2010 IndieFab awards Silver Medal Winner - Women's Issues AwardSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5Product ID:SCFV0SMB59
Elaine Tyler May is the Regents Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Minnesota. The award-winning author of five books and the former president of the American Studies Association, May lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Publisher: Basic Books
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🏆 2010 IndieFab awards Silver Medal Winner - Women's Issues Award
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