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America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation

By Elaine Tyler May

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2010
ISBN
0465011527, 9780465011520
LCC
HQ766.5.U5 .M39 2010
Open Library ID
OL23944764M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
691 kB (707429 bytes)
Pages
224\224
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In 1960, the FDA approved the contraceptive commonly known as “the pill.” Advocates, developers, and manufacturers believed that the convenient new drug would put an end to unwanted pregnancy, ensure happy marriages, and even eradicate poverty. But as renowned historian Elaine Tyler May reveals in America and the Pill, it was women who embraced it and created change. They used the pill to challenge the authority of doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and lawmakers. They demonstrated that the pill was about much more than family planning—it offered women control over their bodies and their lives. From little-known accounts of the early years to personal testimonies from young women today, May illuminates what the pill did and did not achieve during its half century on the market.

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