The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution
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First edition.
Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.
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| Dansville Public Library | 618.1 EIG (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
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| Wood Library Association - Canandaigua | 618.1 EIG (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aEig, Jonathan, ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe birth of the pill : ‡bhow four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution / ‡cJonathan Eig. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bW. W. Norton & Company, ‡c[2014] | |
| 300 | . | ‡ax, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡billustrations ; ‡c25 cm. | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aA winter night -- A short history of sex -- Spontaneous ovlulatoins -- A go-to-hell look -- Lover and fighter -- Rabbit tests -- "I'm a sexologist" -- The socialite and the sex maniac -- A shotgun question -- Rock's rebound -- What makes a rooster crow? -- A test in disguise -- Cabeza de negro -- The road to shrewsbury -- "Weary & depressed" -- The trouble with women -- A San Juan weekend -- The women of the asylum -- John Rock's hard place -- As easy as aspirin -- A deadline to meet -- "The miracle tablet maybe" -- Hope to the hopeless -- Trials -- "Papa Pincus's pink pills for planned parenthood" -- Jack Searle's big bet -- The birth of the pill -- "Believed to have magical powers" -- The double effect -- La señora de las pastillas -- An unlikely pitch man -- "A whole new bag of beans" -- The climax -- Epilogue. |
| 520 | . | ‡aImmersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aMcCormick, Katherine Dexter, ‡d1876-1967. |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aPincus, Gregory, ‡d1903-1967. |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aRock, John, ‡d1890-1984. |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aSanger, Margaret, ‡d1879-1966. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aOral contraceptives ‡xHistory. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aContraception ‡xhistory. | |
| 650 | 2. | ‡aContraception ‡xhistory. | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aOral contraceptives. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01047033. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aHistory. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01411628 | |
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