Devices and Desires by Andrea Tone
From thriving black market to big business, the commercialization of birth control in the United States
In Devices and Desires, Andrea Tone breaks new ground by showing what it was really like to buy, produce, and use contraceptives during a century of profound social and technological change. A down-and-out sausage-casing worker by day who turned surplus animal intestines into a million-dollar condom enterprise at night; inventors who fashioned cervical caps out of watch springs; and a mother of six who kissed photographs of the inventor of the Pill -- these are just a few of the individuals who make up this riveting story.
Andrea Tone is an Assistant Professor of History at Georgia Institute of Technology's School of History, Technology, and Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780809038169 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809038161 |
| Title | Devices and Desires |
| Author | Andrea Tone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hill & Wang |
| Year published | 2002-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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