The Boundaries of Her Body: The Troubling History of Women's Rights in AmericaSphinxLegal, 2004 - 788 pages Chicago-based writer, artist, and civil rights attorney Rowland covers the period from the 1600's to the early 1900s in the first section, then examines developments in the 20th century in a long second section. Final sections look at the politics of female adolescence and violence and women, mainly as contemporary issues but with some historical c |
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... fact, the problem: the widespread use of birth control had the potential to render inconsequential an act that was meant by God and nature to lead to children. Discussion of these issues can be found in Chapter Two. In early America ...
... fact, the problem: the widespread use of birth control had the potential to render inconsequential an act that was meant by God and nature to lead to children. Discussion of these issues can be found in Chapter Two. In early America ...
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... fact that women could—and did—get pregnant and have babies. But there were also the changing times to be considered. During the 1940s and early 1950s, work- ing women tended overwhelmingly to be lower-class women, at times desper- ate ...
... fact that women could—and did—get pregnant and have babies. But there were also the changing times to be considered. During the 1940s and early 1950s, work- ing women tended overwhelmingly to be lower-class women, at times desper- ate ...
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... fact sheet that “ [ t ] he landmark of John Ashcroft's long public career has been his dedi- cation to taking away women's constitutional rights . He has pressed litigation and legislation seek- ing to curtail women's reproductive ...
... fact sheet that “ [ t ] he landmark of John Ashcroft's long public career has been his dedi- cation to taking away women's constitutional rights . He has pressed litigation and legislation seek- ing to curtail women's reproductive ...
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