America and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation

In 1960, the FDA approved the oral contraceptive that would come to be known as the pill. Within a few years, millions of women were using it. At a time when the population was surging, many believed that the drug would help eradicate poverty around the globe, ensure happy and stable marriages, and liberate women. In America and the Pill, preeminent social historian Elaine Tyler May reveals the ways in which the pill did and did not fulfill these utopian dreams, while also chronicling the stories of the creators, testers, and users who ultimately made the pill their own.

Author: Elaine Tyler May
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 09/06/2011
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780465024599
ISBN10: 0465024599
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Social History

About the Author
Elaine Tyler May is the Regents Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Minnesota. The award-winning author of five books and the former president of the American Studies Association, May lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.