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Author | : Jesse Olszynko-Gryn |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2024-06-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0262371383 |
The history of pregnancy testing, and how it transformed from an esoteric laboratory tool to a commonplace of everyday life. Pregnancy testing has never been easier. Waiting on one side or the other of the bathroom door for a “positive” or “negative” result has become a modern ritual and rite of passage. Today, the ubiquitous home pregnancy test is implicated in personal decisions and public debates about all aspects of reproduction, from miscarriage and abortion to the “biological clock” and IVF. Yet, only three generations ago, women typically waited not minutes but months to find out whether they were pregnant. A Woman’s Right to Know tells, for the first time, the story of pregnancy testing—one of the most significant and least studied technologies of reproduction. Focusing on Britain from around 1900 to the present day, Jesse Olszynko-Gryn shows how demand shifted from doctors to women, and then goes further to explain the remarkable transformation of pregnancy testing from an obscure laboratory service to an easily accessible (though fraught) tool for every woman. Lastly, the book reflects on resources the past might contain for the present and future of sexual and reproductive health. Solidly researched and compellingly argued, Olszynko-Gryn demonstrates that the rise of pregnancy testing has had significant—and not always expected—impact and has led to changes in the ways in which we conceive of pregnancy itself.
Author | : Diana Greene Foster |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2021-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1982141573 |
"Now with a new afterword by the author"--Back cover.
Author | : Katha Pollitt |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2014-10-14 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0312620543 |
Argues that abortion is a common part of a woman's reproductive life and should not be vilified, but instead accepted as a moral right that can be a force for social good.
Author | : Linda Gordon |
Publisher | : New York : Grossman |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
By 1850, most contraceptive methods and abortion were illegal in America. But in the late 19th century, American women began demanding the right to prevent or terminate pregnancy. Gordon traces the story of this controversy, and includes new material on recent movements to outlaw abortion.
Author | : Carol Everett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780880705486 |
Carol Everett had an abortion, and to bury the guilt she began working in an abortion clinic. Soon she was part owner of a chain of clinics and making $250,000 a year. Then God stepped in and turned Carol around, and today she is a part of the pro-life lobby in the United States.
Author | : Jackson Katz |
Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2019-06-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1492697133 |
A fully revised and updated edition to a classic bestseller, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a men's issue—and how all genders can come together to stop it. From the #MeToo movement to current discussions about gender norms in schools, sports, politics, and media culture, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of the women, men, and others who have confronted the problem of gender violence from all angles. Bestselling author Jackson Katz is a pioneering educator and activist on the topic of men's violence against women. In this revised edition of his heralded book, Katz outlines the ways in which cultural ideas about "manhood" contribute to men's sexually harassing and abusive behaviors and that men have a positive role to play in challenging and changing the sexist cultural norms that too often lead to gender violence. This important book for abused women covers topics ranging from mental and emotional abuse to sexual harassment to domestic violence and is a vital read for women with controlling partners or as a self-help book for men. Praise for The Macho Paradox: "A candid look at the cultural factors that lend themselves to tolerance of abuse and violence against women."—Booklist "If only men would read Katz's book, it could serve as a potent form of male consciousness-raising."—Publishers Weekly "These pages will empower both men and women to end the scourge of male violence and abuse. Katz knows how to cut to the core of the issues, demonstrating undeniably that stopping the degradation of women should be every man's priority."—Lundy Bancroft, author of Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Author | : Sojourner Truth |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2020-09-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0241472377 |
'I am a woman's rights. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I am as strong as any man that is now' A former slave and one of the most powerful orators of her time, Sojourner Truth fought for the equal rights of Black women throughout her life. This selection of her impassioned speeches is accompanied by the words of other inspiring African-American female campaigners from the nineteenth century. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
Author | : John Wroath |
Publisher | : Waterside Press |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781872870571 |
An absorbing account of the origins of women's rights to property and children in the UK. A true story which reads like a Victorian novel. 'In law a husband and wife are one: and that one is the husband': Blackstone This was the law until well into the nineteenth century. Until They Are Seven is based on research into the historical background to the modern problems of child custody and access. The result is an absorbing tale of the origins of women's rights to their children and their property in which John Wroath recounts the brave moves by Henrietta Greenhill and Caroline Norton which led to the Infant Custody Act 1839 and Matrimonial Causes Act 1857-the rest being history. The story is also fascinating for the insights it gives into the private lives of several famous people of the time who were involved in or around these events-included among them the prime minister Lord Melbourne, the poet and playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein.
Author | : Mary Wollstonecraft |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 1996-07-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0486290360 |
A manifesto for women's rights stresses the need for the education of women, defines the female character, and applies the egalitarian principles of the era to women.
Author | : Eleanor Roosevelt |
Publisher | : Bold Type Books |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2017-04-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1568585950 |
"Eleanor Roosevelt never wanted her husband to run for president. When he won, she . . . went on a national tour to crusade on behalf of women. She wrote a regular newspaper column. She became a champion of women's rights and of civil rights. And she decided to write a book." -- Jill Lepore, from the Introduction "Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world," Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in It's Up to the Women, her book of advice to women of all ages on every aspect of life. Written at the height of the Great Depression, she called on women particularly to do their part -- cutting costs where needed, spending reasonably, and taking personal responsibility for keeping the economy going. Whether it's the recommendation that working women take time for themselves in order to fully enjoy time spent with their families, recipes for cheap but wholesome home-cooked meals, or America's obligation to women as they take a leading role in the new social order, many of the opinions expressed here are as fresh as if they were written today.