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.
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America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation
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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780465021543 |
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Publisher: | Basic Books |
Publication date: | 04/27/2010 |
Sold by: | Hachette Digital, Inc. |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 471,279 |
File size: | 249 KB |
Age Range: | 13 - 18 Years |
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