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America and the pill : a history of promise, peril, and liberation

A revealing new look at the groundbreaking form of contraception that enabled women to control their lives and transform the world.

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  • "America & the pill"
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  • "A revealing new look at the groundbreaking form of contraception that enabled women to control their lives and transform the world."@en
  • "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.--Publisher 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." -- Publisher description."
  • "In 1960, the FDA approved the contraceptive commonly known as "the pill." Within a few years, millions of women were using it. At a time when the population was surging, many believed the drug would help eradicate poverty, ensure happy and stable marriages, and liberate women. Elaine Tyler May illuminates what the pill did and did not achieve, while also chronicling the stories of the creators, testers, and users who ultimately made the pill their own."@en

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  • "History"
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  • "Women's studies"@en

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  • "America and the pill : a history of promise, peril, and liberation"
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