Woman's Body, Woman's Right [Hardcover]

Linda Gordon (Author)

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Publication Date: October 26, 1976

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.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 479 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult (October 26, 1976)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670778176
ISBN-13: 978-0670778171
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,507,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Linda Gordon is the Florence Kelley Professor of History at New York University. She is the author of numerous books including Dorothea Lange and Impounded, and won the Bancroft Prize for The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. She lives in New York.

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