Pregnancy and power : a short history of reproductive politics in America /
Solinger, Rickie, 1947-
Pregnancy and power : a short history of reproductive politics in America / Rickie Solinger. - New York : New York University Press, c2005. - vii, 303 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-286) and index.
What is reproductive politics? -- Racializing the nation -- From the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865 -- Sex in the city -- From secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s -- No extras -- Curbing fertility during the Great Depression -- Central planning -- Managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960 -- The human rights era -- The rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980 -- Revitalizing hierarchies -- How the aftermath of Roe v. Wade affected fetuses, teenagers, prisoners, and ordinary women.
9780814798270 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814798276 (cloth : alk. paper)
2005011937
Birth control--Political aspects--United States.
Abortion--Political aspects--United States.
Human reproduction--Political aspects--United States.
Women's rights--United States.
HQ766.5.U5 / S67 2005
363.9/6/0973
Pregnancy and power : a short history of reproductive politics in America / Rickie Solinger. - New York : New York University Press, c2005. - vii, 303 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-286) and index.
What is reproductive politics? -- Racializing the nation -- From the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865 -- Sex in the city -- From secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s -- No extras -- Curbing fertility during the Great Depression -- Central planning -- Managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960 -- The human rights era -- The rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980 -- Revitalizing hierarchies -- How the aftermath of Roe v. Wade affected fetuses, teenagers, prisoners, and ordinary women.
9780814798270 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814798276 (cloth : alk. paper)
2005011937
Birth control--Political aspects--United States.
Abortion--Political aspects--United States.
Human reproduction--Political aspects--United States.
Women's rights--United States.
HQ766.5.U5 / S67 2005
363.9/6/0973