{"product_id":"9780063036291","title":"The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGorton, Stephanie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE ASJA AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY\/HISTORY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting history about the little-known rivalry between Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett that profoundly shaped the fight for reproductive rights in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1910s, as the American birth control movement was born, two leaders emerged: Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett. While Sanger would go on to found Planned Parenthood, Dennett’s name has largely faded from public knowledge. Each held a radically different vision for what bodily autonomy and birth control access should look like in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew are aware of the fierce personal and political rivalry that played out between Sanger and Dennett over decades—a battle that had a profound impact on the lives of American women. Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, \u003ci\u003eThe Icon and the Idealist\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how and why these two women came to activism, the origins of the clash between them, and the ways in which their missteps and breakthroughs have reverberated across American society for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith deep archival scope and rigorous execution, Stephanie Gorton weaves together a personal narrative of two fascinating women and the political history of a country rocked by changing social norms, the Depression, and a fervor for the eugenics movement. Refusing to shy away from the enmeshed struggles of race, class, and gender, Gorton has made a sweeping examination of every force that has come in the way of women’s reproductive freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with insight and compelling portraits of women’s struggles throughout the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Icon and the Idealist\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive dual biography of a radical cultural movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sweeping work of women’s history reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Forgotten Rivalry:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the fierce, decades-long clash between Margaret Sanger, the iconic founder of Planned Parenthood, and the lesser-known but equally pivotal Mary Ware Dennett.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Fight Over the Comstock Act:\u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the legal battles that defined the era as both women fought to overturn federal obscenity laws and establish a woman’s right to reproductive freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConflicting Visions for a Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore their two radically different strategies for gaining birth control access—one advocating for medical control and the other for open access and free speech.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Complicated Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e Examine the uncomfortable intersections of the birth control movement with the fervor for eugenics and the enmeshed struggles of race, class, and gender that continue to shape the debate today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46788476731647,"sku":"9780063036291","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063036291_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330246","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063036291","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}