The Resource The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution, Jonathan Eig
The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution, Jonathan Eig
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- 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 corw?
- A test in disguise 00 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 senora de las pastillas
- An unlikely pitch man
- "A whole new bag of beans"
- The climax
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780393073720
- Label
- The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution
- Title
- The birth of the pill
- Title remainder
- how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Eig
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Eig, Jonathan
- Dewey number
- 618.1/82209
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
-
- RG137.5
- HQ766.5.U5
- LC item number
-
- .E34 2014
- .E34 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- McCormick, Katharine Dexter
- Pincus, Gregory
- Rock, John
- Sanger, Margaret
- Oral contraceptives
- Oral contraceptives
- Label
- The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution, Jonathan Eig
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-367 and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 corw? -- A test in disguise 00 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 senora de las pastillas -- An unlikely pitch man -- "A whole new bag of beans" -- The climax -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393073720
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014019355
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn869437822
- Label
- The birth of the pill : how four crusaders reinvented sex and launched a revolution, Jonathan Eig
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-367 and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 corw? -- A test in disguise 00 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 senora de las pastillas -- An unlikely pitch man -- "A whole new bag of beans" -- The climax -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780393073720
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014019355
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn869437822
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