Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: Before "Birth Control"; Chapter Two: Birth Control and Free Speech; Chapter Three: Birth Control Clinics; Chapter Four: Birth Control and Public Acceptance; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Summary
Following the example of Prohibition-era bootleggers, Margaret Sanger's husband, the president of the Three-In-One Oil Company, smuggled diaphragms into the United States in cartons of his lubricant. His actions are indicative of how difficult it was for women to secure effective contraceptionÑand how determined Sanger and other activists were to afford them the ability to do so