The icon & the idealist : Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the rivalry that brought birth control to America / Stephanie Gorton.
| Author/creator | Gorton, Stephanie, 1984- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] |
| Description | 458 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Icon and the idealist |
| Abstract | "In the 1910s, as the birth control movement was born, two leaders emerged: Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett. While Sanger would go on to found Planned Parenthood, Dennett's name has largely faded from public knowledge. Each held a radically different vision for what reproductive autonomy and birth control access should look like in America ... Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, [this book] reveals how and why these two women came to activism, the origins of the clash between them, and the ways in which their missteps and breakthroughs have reverberated across American society for generations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-444) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780063036291 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0063036290 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ766.5 .U5 G673 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |