Publisher's Synopsis
A Cultural History of Pregnancy shows that a complete understanding of reproductive politics must take into account the many players shaping public policy lawmakers, educators, employers, clergy, physicians as well as the consequences for women who obey and resist these policies. Tracing the diverse plotlines of women's reproductive lives throughout American history, Solinger redefines the idea of reproductive freedom, putting race and class at the center of the struggle to control sex and pregnancy in America.
