The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution | 
Thank you to @Addison1 for the successful book swap! I was excited to get it and I'm excited to read it! #bookswap #thebirthofthepill #sex #womensrights #feminism #womenshistory
pickA sweet find from half-priced books that I bought on an impulse. Was well worth it! A compelling read. Written almost too neutrally at times. I can tell the author was trying to avoid running into tangents. But still always compelling with manageable chapters.
A successful man or woman is one who ‘toiling, rejoicing, sorrowing, onward through life...goes‘ with a clear conscience and a big heart.‘
so-soA fascinating history of the development of oral contraception. While fascinating, it is a deeply troubling history. Early advocates included eugenicists with vile intent, many of the trial participants were either unwilling or misled about the purpose and potential side effects of the drug, and on and on. Only a so-so rating because the narrative is maddeningly repetitive.
pickI am booking this one under the slogan: "The more you know!" and am glad that I received some education. One the other hand it was disheartening to realize, that we are still discussing similar topics to this day. I just wished that there was a true separation of state and church and that elected official's religious beliefs wouldn't impact the lives of women the way they do.
pickReally fascinating look at the four rebellious personalities behind the making of the birth control pill. I highly recommend it.
Headlines getting science wrong goes back decades upon decades. The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Digging into my next read. I've been looking forward to this one.
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A bit late but... #aprilbookshowers #day2 2nd #subtitles I found the story of the pill fascinating... Is a huge step in women revolution
#aprilbookshowers I find nonfiction books the most #thoughtprovoking, ranging from immunization, birth control, the funeral industry, American history, minimum wage, and the fast food industry, among others.
#LibraryLoot ? When you don't want to ask the grouchy old man librarian for help locating the sexuality section googling 'Dewey Decimal system books about sex' works great! I didn't find what I really wanted (Emily Nagoski's "Come as You Are"), but this is a start. In case you are wondering, it's 306.7...though "Birth of the Pill" was in the 618s ??. #tbrpile #letstalkaboutsex #nonfiction #Saturdays
Whoa. All kinds of fun facts in this book!
pickI could not have asked for a better telling of such a vital part of history. Eig does the key players justice and represents them as whole humans with flaws, drive, blind spots, and moments of brilliance.
It makes me feel grateful to Sanger and her counterparts, even in their misguided moments for their ceaseless drive towards a better future for women.
"In 1958, seventeen states still had laws banning the sale, distribution, or advertisement of contraception... but gradually, one state at a time, the laws were being overturned."
End of the year #bookhaul for 2 book clubs!
I was told by someone...'They respect you but they are afraid of you.'
A letter from Dr. Edits Rice-Wray to Dr. Gregory Pincus
The world stood by to hear the details of the pill, which Sanger referred to in one statement as "the miracle tablet maybe"
No subtitle has ever grabbed my attention more
#Day12 #longtitle #booktober #womenissues #feminism I think these is the longest title I have... Hopefully I will read it soon. Is in my TBR for a very long time.....
This was my #firsteverlitsypost, with a book that continues to be meaningful in today's political climate. It's fun doing books with you! #booktober
Roomie lent me this. It's beautiful! Thanks, @alholstrom ! Also trying to read 15 other amazing books at the same time. So. Fuck. Can I say fuck on Litsy?
"Religion is a very poor scientist." Dr. Rock
BOOKMARK UPDATE: I've been dying to read this ever since NOR re-aired Eig's interview on Fresh Air. The bookmark is self-explanatory (Knock Knock sells them in a pad of 20ish.) Eig was a highly engaging interview. I don't read much NF, but I go big when I do.
pickQuick read about the birth control pill, the people who made it possible, and its effects. Most compelling aspect is the examination of how it materially improved the lives of women.
pickFascinating history of the invention that allowed me and so many others to live the lives we wanted.
Currently reading: The Birth of the Pill, by Jonathan Eig. I'm interested in how the politics and the science will clash.
Read this. May we never go back.
