Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.
Contents:
Preconceptions -- The virtue of efficiency -- Physicians who are qualified; women who are not -- Margaret Sanger : the performance of polemic -- The tender cover of the law -- The Children's Bureau : into the care of the state -- Lillian Gilbreth : the engineer of motherhood -- Consequences.
Summary:
"Examines public discourse from the Progressive Era over the state's right to regulate women's bodies and their reproduction"-- Provided by publisher.
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