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God bless the pill : the surprising history of contraception and sexuality in American religion / Samira K. Mehta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mehta, Samira K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birth control--United States--Religious aspects.
- Birth control.
- Families--United States--Religious apsects.
- Families.
- Feminism--United States--History--20th century.
- Feminism.
- Birth control--Religious aspects.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- Most people today understand contraception as central to women's liberation, and when the birth control pill arrived in 1960, the media thought it would usher in a sexual revolution.
- Contents:
- The diaphragm debates
- Family panning for the American family
- Family planning for the human family
- Contraceptive backlash.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 20, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mehta, Samira K. God bless the pill.
- ISBN:
- 1469693461
- 9781469693453
- 1469693453
- 9781469693460
- 9781469693446
- 1469693445
- OCLC:
- 1575285138
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000353740
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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