Revolutionary Conceptions : Women, Fertility, and Family Limitation in America, 1760-1820.
Klepp, Susan E.
Revolutionary Conceptions : Women, Fertility, and Family Limitation in America, 1760-1820. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (345 pages) - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Series . - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Series .
Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Introduction FIRST TO FALL: Fertility, American Women, and Revolution -- 1. STARTING, SPACING, AND STOPPING: Ihe Statistics ofBirth and Family Size -- 2. OLD WAYS AND NEW -- 3. WOMEN’S WORDS -- 4. BEAUTY AND THE BESTIAL: Images of Women -- 5. POTIONS, PILLS, AND JUMPING ROPES The Technology of Birth Control -- 6. INCREASE AND MULTIPLY: Embarrassed Men and Public Order -- 7. RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARI ES -- Conclusion FERTILITY AND THE FEMININE IN EARLY AMERICA -- Appendix -- Index.
9798890885470
United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
Electronic books.
HQ766.5.U5
304.6/66082097309033
Revolutionary Conceptions : Women, Fertility, and Family Limitation in America, 1760-1820. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (345 pages) - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Series . - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Series .
Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Introduction FIRST TO FALL: Fertility, American Women, and Revolution -- 1. STARTING, SPACING, AND STOPPING: Ihe Statistics ofBirth and Family Size -- 2. OLD WAYS AND NEW -- 3. WOMEN’S WORDS -- 4. BEAUTY AND THE BESTIAL: Images of Women -- 5. POTIONS, PILLS, AND JUMPING ROPES The Technology of Birth Control -- 6. INCREASE AND MULTIPLY: Embarrassed Men and Public Order -- 7. RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARI ES -- Conclusion FERTILITY AND THE FEMININE IN EARLY AMERICA -- Appendix -- Index.
9798890885470
United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
Electronic books.
HQ766.5.U5
304.6/66082097309033