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A woman's right to know : pregnancy testing in twentieth-century Britain / Jesse Olszynko-Gryn.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Olszynko-Gryn, Jesse, author.
Series:
Inside technology
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pregnancy--Signs and diagnosis--History.
Pregnancy.
Pregnancy--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Women's rights--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Women's rights.
Reproductive rights--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Reproductive rights.
Pregnancy--Signs and diagnosis--Technological innovations.
Pregnancy--Signs and diagnosis.
Great Britain.
Genre:
History
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Summary:
"Tells the story of pregnancy testing-one of the most significant and least studied technologies of reproduction"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Feeling pregnant
Bedside and bench
The business of diagnosis
Knowledge and ignorance
Imported toads
Family planning
Risky hormones
Direct to consumer
Over the counter
Do it yourself
Blue lines
Futures and afterlives.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (MIT Press Direct, viewed December 12, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Olszynko-Gryn, Jesse. Woman's right to know
ISBN:
9780262371377
0262371375
9780262371384
0262371383
OCLC:
1381262979
Access Restriction:
Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access

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