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Pregnancy and Power
Rickie Solinger
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Description for Pregnancy and Power
Paperback. A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom throughout American history, Pregnancy and Power explores the many forces-social, racial, economic, and political-that have shaped women's reproductive lives in the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom
A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom throughout American history, Pregnancy and Power explores the many forces—social, racial, economic, and political—that have shaped women’s reproductive lives in the United States.
Leading historian Rickie Solinger argues that a woman’s control over her body involves much more than the right to choose an abortion. Reproductive politics were at play when slaveholders devised breeding schemes, when the U.S. government took Indian children from their families in the nineteenth century, and when doctors pressed Latina women to be sterilized in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814798287
SKU
V9780814798287
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99-50
About Rickie Solinger
Rickie Solinger is a historian, the editor of a book series on reproductive justice, and a curator who organizes exhibitions associated with the themes of her books. Her books include Wake Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race Before Roe v. Wade, The Abortionist: A Woman Against the Law, and Beggars and Choosers: How the Politics of Choice Shapes Adoption, ... Read more
Reviews for Pregnancy and Power
A concise historical overview. . . . Based primarily on a vast array of well-documented secondary sources, this book is a well-written and useful overview of the politics behind pregnancy in the U.S. . . . Highly recommended.
Choice
Solinger is impressively optimistic about America's potential not only to evolve into 'a country of reproductive justice,' but also ... Read more
Choice
Solinger is impressively optimistic about America's potential not only to evolve into 'a country of reproductive justice,' but also ... Read more