The Moral Property of Women

"Myriad brilliant books and articles on the history of contraception and abortion have appeared during the past decade, but none offers as comprehensive an overview, as wide-ranging and invigorating a historical analysis. " The Historian "Gordon joins political astuteness with historical wisdom to map an inclusive, coherent, instructive narrative of the strange and winding path of birth control advocacy and opposition." Nancy F. Cott, Jonathan Turnbull Professor of American History, Harvard University