It had taken fifty years to defeat the repressive, prudish and sexist ban on birth control.
Medicine and the Body
Religious and Reproductive Politics in the United States since WWII
We are only beginning to understand the role of “religion” in American debates over reproductive rights.
Astrological Birth Control: Fertility Awareness and the Politics of Non-Hormonal Contraception
In the late 1960s, there was a ready audience for astrological birth control, a repackaged concept that now emerged as a fertility management option.
Disciplining Black Bodies: Racial Stereotypes of Cleanliness and Sexuality
The importance of highlighting the full humanity of historical actors whose voices are largely silent in the archive.
“The State Does Not Belong in the Uterus of the Nation”
The Abortion Caravan authorized women to speak publicly about their experiences under Canada’s restrictive abortion laws.
Health, Reproduction, and Sex: Growing a Field for Latin Americanists
The politicization of women’s bodies is anything but new, and to understand current manifestations, we must look to the past.
A History of Family Planning in Twentieth Century Peru
López explores changes and continuities in conversations about fertility, family & nation in Peru.