Birth Control Politics in the United States, 1916-1945In a disturbing behind-the-scenes history of the early achievements of Margaret Sanger's American birth control movement, Carole R. McCann scrutinizes the movement's compromises as well as its successes. |
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| Title | Birth Control Politics in the United States, 1916-1945 Cornell paperbacks |
| Author | Carole R. McCann |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0801486122, 9780801486128 |
| Length | 242 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) Social Science / Women's Studies |
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