America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation

America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation

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Author/Contributor(s): May, Elaine Tyler
Publisher: Basic Books
Date: 09/06/2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: NEW
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.