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Devices and Desires:

A History of Contraceptives in America
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Macmillan, May 1, 2002 - History - 384 pages
From thriving black market to big business, the commercialization of birth control in the United States

In Devices and Desires, Andrea Tone breaks new ground by showing what it was really like to buy, produce, and use contraceptives during a century of profound social and technological change. A down-and-out sausage-casing worker by day who turned surplus animal intestines into a million-dollar condom enterprise at night; inventors who fashioned cervical caps out of watch springs; and a mother of six who kissed photographs of the inventor of the Pill -- these are just a few of the individuals who make up this riveting story.
  

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Review: Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America

User Review  - Dennis Ross - Goodreads

I learned so much from this book. It is an excellent history, filled with quotable stories and great information. I return to it often. Great resource for preparing to speak on the topic. Read full review

Review: Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America

User Review  - Stacey - Goodreads

Title slightly off as most of the imformation seems to be Victorian era and the age of Comstock laws, not so much on the early history but still overall a facinating glimpse of birth control. Read full review

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About the author (2002)

Andrea Tone, an associate professor of history at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is the author of The Business of Benevolence and the editor of Controlling Reproduction: An American History. She lives in Decatur, Georgia.

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