The birth of the pill
how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution
The birth of the pill
how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution
Book - 2014
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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| 37413313528871 | Disponible | Non-fiction | 618.1822 EIG |
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
[2014]
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The birth of the pill : |b how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution / |c Jonathan Eig. |
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| 300 | |a x, 388 pages ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A winter night -- A short history of sex -- Spontaneous ovulations -- 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 | |a 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. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Oral contraceptives |x History. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a McCormick, Katharine Dexter, |d 1875-1967. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Pincus, Gregory, |d 1903-1967. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Rock, John, |d 1890-1984. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Sanger, Margaret, |d 1879-1966. |
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