Birth Control
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Life On the Line
by Faye Wattleton
Faye Wattleton consults with American business and political leaders and with heads of state, ambassadors, and cabinet ministers around the world on family planning issues. She holds fifteen honorary degrees, is a member of the National Women's Hall of Fame (1993), and has won numerous awards, including the Jefferson Award for the Greatest Public Service Performed by a Private Citizen (1992) and the Margaret Sanger Woman of Valor Award (1996). She makes her home in Manhattan.
Intended Consequences
by Donald T Critchlow
After World War II, U.S. policy experts--convinced that unchecked population growth threatened global disaster--successfully lobbied bipartisan policy-makers in Washington to initiate federally-funded family planning. In Intended Consequences, Donald T. Critchlow deftly chronicles how thegovernment's involvement in contraception and abortion evolved into one of the most bitter, partisan controversies in American political history. The growth of the feminist movement in the late 1960s fundamentally...
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Birth Control Books & Ephemera
Birth control politics in the United States, 1916-1945
by McCann, Carole R
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1994. Hardcover. xi, 242p., hardcover in dust jacket, 6.25x9.25 inches, very good.
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CA$24.89
The Politics of Contraception
by Djerassi, Carl
New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 1980. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 274 pages. A global perspective on fertility control by a scientist who pioneered the development of the Pill. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$27.12
Life on the Line
by Faye Wattleton
Random House Publishing Group, 1998. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$9.65
Intended Consequences: Birth Control, Abortion, and the Federal Government in Modern America
by Critchlow, Donald T
Oxford University Press, USA, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$10.88
Family Limitation
by Margaret Sanger
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$8.28
The Abortionist by Dr. X Anonymous Abortion Doctor Shares His Account of Performing the Illegal Procedure in 1962
by Abortion, Medical Activism
The Abortionist. Dr. X as told to Lucy Freeman. First edition. Doubleday and Company: New York, 1962. Measures 6 x 8.5 inches. 216 pages. Original blue dust jacket with the title. Gray cloth boards. Published 11 years before the passage of Roe v Wade which would legalize abortion until overturned in 2022, this book tells the story of desperate women seeking safe abortions. Its narrator, Dr. X, does not identify himself for fear of prosecution, but shares his medical opinion on the absolute necessity of...
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CA$345.75
LIFE ON THE LINE
by Wattleton, Faye
New York:: Random House,, 1996.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First edition. The title page indicates that this is a 'special limited edition of the friends of MS magazine, with a printed signature at the bottom. Autobiography of the daughter of a black female fundamentalist preacher who went on to become not only the first African American president of Planned Parenthood, but the first woman to head it since Margaret Sanger founded the organization in 1916....
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CA$29.73
Margaret Sanger Flees U.S. to Avoid Arrest Over Writings on Family Planning
by Sanger, Margaret
Margaret Sanger. "Family Limitation". , 1918. 16 pages. 6.5 x 5 in. A groundbreaking pamphlet on sexual education and family planning, published at a time when it was illegal to distribute information on birth control. Near fine condition with original paper covers. Revised Eighth Edition., but still very rare as these were mostly disregarded. "Family Limitation" includes practical advice for women on birth control; distributing this kind of information was banned under the Comstock Laws in the U.S....
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Original Photo Planned Parenthood Class in Rural India, 1965
by [Planned Parenthood], India
[Birth Control] [India] 2 silver gelatin print photographs showing Rural Indian women learn about birth control in outdoor classroom. An Indian woman instructor from International Planned Parenthood Federation leads a demonstration on different contraceptive health devices. 2 silver gelatin print photographs. 11 x 8 in. Original press photos. Filing stamps on back dated "18 Okt 1965". Printed on the van behind speaker: "Van donated by International Planned Parenthood Federation / Imported through Church...
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CA$165.96
Gregory Pincus Archive of 54 Rare Bound Offprints of Fertility Research Related to is Discovery of the First Oral Contraceptive Pill (1926-1971)
by Pincus, Gregory
Gregory Pincus. Father of The Oral Contraceptive Pill. Bound collection of 54 rare offprints of Pincus's scientific publications from his entire career, including the period when he was working to develop the first oral contraceptive pill. 10.5 x 7.5 in. Original red cloth boards. "Gregory Pincus Vol. 5 (1926-1971)" gilt on front cover. "Gregory Pincus Vol. 5" gilt on spine. Most offprints bound with original paper wrappers. Pincus was a leading researcher at Harvard University, conducting experiments...
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Margaret Sanger Letter Signed
by Sanger, Margaret
Typed letter signed by Margaret Sanger to Ruth Albert, dated March 9, 1931. 1 page, 8.5 x 11 in. Boldly signed "Margaret." On letterhead for the Committee on Federal Legislation, an organization headed by Sanger, which advocated for federal regulation of birth control laws and regulations. Two horizontal fold lines and one vertical crease. Very light toning along verso left edge and light soiling along verso creases. Overall excellent condition. Sanger writes to "Beloved Ruth," thanking her for sending...
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Gregory Pincus Archive of 32 Rare Bound Offprints of Fertility Research Related to the First Oral Contraceptive Pill (1960-1969)
by Pincus, Gregory
Gregory Pincus. Father of The Oral Contraceptive Pill. Bound collection of 32 rare offprints of Pincus's scientific publications on fertility research, conducted in the aftermath of the FDA approval for Enovid, the first Oral Contraceptive Pill. 10.5 x 7.5 in. Dark red textured cloth boards. "Gregory Pincus Vol. 4 (1960-1969)" gilt on front cover. "Gregory Pincus Vol. 4" gilt on spine. Offprints are the rarest and most collectible forms that a journal article can take. Few are printed, perhaps only two...
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Marie Stopes provides contraception information "for which Indian motherhood is crying out
by Contraception in India, Stopes, Marie
Stopes, Marie Carmichael. On some aspects of contraception for Indian women. London: Published by the Mothers' Clinic for Constructive Birth Control, 1952. Fourth edition. Original paper wrappers. 8 ½ x 5 ½ in. Staple bound. 6 pages. Collection contains her rare pamphlet "Aspects on Contraception for Indian Women" At the time that this description is being written, no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. Marie Stopes's work...
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Love and Freedom: Professional Women and the Reshaping of Personal Life
by Mackinnon, Alison
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1997. Nar Fine condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 298 pages. 1997 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Winner. Traces the history of women's challenges to changes in education, employment, reproductive 'science' and law. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback.
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CA$22.60
Life on the Line
by Wattleton, Faye
Ballantine, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. A VERY FINE crisp copy in a VERY FINE bright dj. Black History.
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CA$13.83
Life on the Line
by Faye Wattleton
Ballantine, 1996. Inscribed and signed by the author. First Edition. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. Faye Wattleton is an American reproductive rights activist who was the first African American and the youngest president ever elected of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the first woman since Margaret Sanger to hold the position. - Wikipedia.
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CA$31.12
