Family Planning Association and Contraceptive Science and Technology in Mid-Twentieth-Century Britain

AvNatasha Szuhan

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book offers the first in-depth investigation into the relationship between the National Birth Control Association, later the Family Planning Association, and contraceptive science and technology in the pre-Pill era.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-08-20
Mått:148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt:401 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Modern History
Antal sidor:294
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030813024

Utforska kategorier

Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Natasha Szuhan is Lecturer and Researcher in Sociology at the Australian National University and teaches History at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests lie broadly within and around the history of science, technology, and medicine.

Recensioner i media

“The Family Planning Association is a valuable and interesting exploration of organizational history, worthy of recommendation to historians of sexuality, contraception, and public health.” (Agata I gnaciuk, Technology and Culture, Vol. 65 (3), July, 2024)

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction. - Chapter 2. Instituting and Regulating the Contraceptive Clinic and Services. - Chapter 3. Teaching and Networking the Wright Way. - Chapter 4. Employing Pure and Applied Science to Assess Contraceptive Technologies. - Chapter 5. Contraceptive Standards in the Age of the Pill: Influencing and Exporting Formal Oversight. - Chapter 6. Conclusion: The Fittest Survived?