Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Choice in Twentieth-Century Arizona

Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Choice in Twentieth-Century Arizona
ISBN-10
0816528462
ISBN-13
9780816528462
Category
History
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2012-09-20
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Author
Mary S. Melcher

Description

Mary Melcher's Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Choice in Twentieth-Century Arizona provides a deep and diverse history of the dramatic changes in childbirth, birth control, infant mortality, and abortion over the course of the last century. Using oral histories, memoirs, newspaper accounts, government documents, letters, photos, and biographical collections, this fine-grained study of women's reproductive health places the voices of real women at the forefront of the narrative, providing a personal view into some of the most intense experiences of their lives.

Other editions

Similar books