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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Birth of the Pill : How Four Crusaders Revinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Science, Medical
- Topic
- Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Medical, Social Activists, History, Science & Technology
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- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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A Chicago Tribune "Best Books of 2014" * A Slate "Best Books 2014: Staff Picks" * A St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Best Books of 2014" The fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century. We know it simply as "the pill," yet its genesis was anything but simple. Jonathan Eig's masterful narrative revolves around four principal characters: the fiery feminist Margaret Sanger, who was a champion of birth control in her campaign for the rights of women but neglected her own children in pursuit of free love; the beautiful Katharine McCormick, who owed her fortune to her wealthy husband, the son of the founder of International Harvester and a schizophrenic; the visionary scientist Gregory Pincus, who was dismissed by Harvard in the 1930s as a result of his experimentation with in vitro fertilization but who, after he was approached by Sanger and McCormick, grew obsessed with the idea of inventing a drug that could stop ovulation; and the telegenic John Rock, a Catholic doctor from Boston who battled his own church to become an enormously effective advocate in the effort to win public approval for the drug that would be marketed by Searle as Enovid. Spanning the years from Sanger's heady Greenwich Village days in the early twentieth century to trial tests in Puerto Rico in the 1950s to the cusp of the sexual revolution in the 1960s, this is a grand story of radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes. Brilliantly researched and briskly written, The Birth of the Pill is gripping social, cultural, and scientific history.
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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393351890
ISBN-13
9780393351897
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Birth of the Pill : How Four Crusaders Revinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Medical, Social Activists, History, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science, Medical
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12 Oz
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Rg137.5
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Aside from being a fascinating look into the evolution of medical practices, funding and ethics, Eig's book is an intricate portrait of how completely women's lives are weaved into our culture in disturbing and contradictory ways., A fascinating look into the evolution of medical practices, funding and ethics [and] an intricate portrait of how completely women's reproductive lives are woven into our culture in disturbing and contradictory ways., [Eig] brings a lively, jocular approach to the story, casting an unlikely four-part ensemble comedy starring Sanger; the iconoclastic lead scientist, Gregory Goodwin Pincus; the Roman Catholic physician John Rock; and the supplier of cash behind it all, Katharine McCormick., Jonathan Eig turns the history of the pill into a smart and spicy account of the unlikely bonds that linked a millionaire activist, a free-loving crusader, a Roman Catholic gynecologist, and a maverick scientist. The Birth of the Pill is at once intelligent, well researched, witty, and captivating... [A] unique prism into the changing morals about sex, women, and marriage in 20th century America., Detailed, compelling history... Eig does a remarkable job of keeping the science and the storytelling in harmony., Dynamic, highly engrossing... As hard as it is to put down The Birth of the Pill's story of four privileged individuals' thrilling quest for better living through science, it's imperative to remember the scores of women lost to history whose flesh and blood helped make it a reality., Absorbing... One of the book's great strengths--accomplished through his smart choice of lead characters--is the depiction of how arduous it is to make real social change., Narrative nonfiction at its best... A fascinating and thorough look at one of the most important innovations of the 20th century., Eig's fascinating narrative of medical innovation paired so perfectly with social revolution befits a remarkable chapter of human history., 'The pill' is that rare invention that transforms the world. In this gripping book, Jonathan Eig tells how an unlikely group--Margaret Sanger, Katherine McCormick, Dr. Gregory Pincus, and Dr. John Rock--came together to achieve a scientific breakthrough and win acceptance for it in the face of intense opposition. The Birth of the Pill is vivid, compelling, and important., A well-paced, page-turning popular history featuring a lively, character-driven blend of scientific discovery and gender politics., Fascinating... Weaving medical, corporate, and political history with rich biographical detail, Eig turns the history of the pill into a scientific suspense story full of profoundly human characters. The result is cultural history at its finest., Who knew that the history of oral contraceptives could rival a good procedural drama, with a scrappy group of believers racing against time?, Masterful... when legislatures and courts threaten to negate the miracles of science and human progress so dazzlingly portrayed here, Eig's book is essential reading., An engrossing and paramount chronicle... [Eig] brings his keen understanding of competition and outlawry, his affinity for rebels, and vigorous and vivid writing style to this dramatic tale of strong personalities, radical convictions, and world-altering scientific and social breakthroughs.
Copyright Date
2015
Dewey Decimal
618.1/82209
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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