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Women's Western Voices Ser.: Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Choice in Twentieth-Century Arizona by Mary S. Melcher (2012, Hardcover)

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Early twentieth-century Arizona was a life-threatening place for new and expectant mothers. Towns were small and very far apart, and the weather and harsh landscape often delayed midwives. It was not uncommon for a woman to give birth without medical care and with the aid of only family members. By the 1920s, Arizona was at the top of the list for the highest number of infant deaths. Mary Melcher's Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Choice in Twentieth-Century Arizona provides a deep and diverse history of the dramatic changes in childbirth, birth control, infant mortality, and abortion over the course of the last century. Using oral histories, memoirs, newspaper accounts, government documents, letters, photos, and biographical collections, this fine-grained study of women's reproductive health places the voices of real women at the forefront of the narrative, providing a personal view into some of the most intense experiences of their lives. Tackling difficult issues such as disparities in reproductive health care based on race and class, abortion, and birth control, this book seeks to change the way the world looks at women's health. An essential read for both historians and public health officials, this book reveals that many of the choices and challenges that women once faced remain even today.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816528462
ISBN-13
9780816528462
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117183654

Product Key Features

Author
Mary S. Melcher
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Abortion & Birth Control, Social History, Parenting / Motherhood, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Women's Studies, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Genre
Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
264 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Hq766.5.U5m476 2012
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"Melcher's timely book provides cultural and environmental context to an issue too often interpreted only through legal and political lenses."- Journal of Arizona History, "Melcher's timely book provides cultural and environmental context to an issue too often interpreted only through legal and political lenses."-- Journal of Arizona History, "This impresseivly researched and well-written book reveals a most fundamental yet rarely recorded part of human life. Public historian Melcher uses oral histories among other sources to examine what it was like to give birth and control fertility in the southwestern US during the 20th century."-CHOICE, "This impresseivly researched and well-written book reveals a most fundamental yet rarely recorded part of human life. Public historian Melcher uses oral histories among other sources to examine what it was like to give birth and control fertility in the southwestern US during the 20th century."-- CHOICE
Publication Name
Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Choice in Twentieth-Century Arizona
Table of Content
Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 "You're My Miracle": Babies, Birth Rates, and Health Care, 1910- 1940 2 Saving the Babies: Lowering Infant Mortality in the Southwest 3 Margaret Sanger and the Arizona Birth Control Movement 4 "Tis a Sobering Experience": Providing Contraceptives for the Rural and Urban Poor 5 Battling Poverty and Isolation to Improve Mothers' and Infants' Health 6 "Rhythm Babies," Birth Control, and Planned Parenthood: Years of Growth and Change 7 Arizona and Abortion Reform: Conflict without Resolution 8 Providing Reproductive Health Care in a New, More Politicized Era 9 Pregnancy and Choice: Reproductive Health in Twentieth-Century Arizona Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2012-007459
Dewey Decimal
363.9/609791
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series
Women's Western Voices Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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