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GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Sexual Chemistry: A History of the Contraceptive Pill. By Lara V. Marks. London: Yale University Press, 2001. Pp. xi, 372. $29.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2002

Stacey Jones
Stacey Jones
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Stanford University
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The contraceptive pill is widely assumed to have had a revolutionary effect on society, but its origins and the changes it is said to have brought about have not been fully explored. A recent history of the pill by Elizabeth Watkins did much to fill that gap (On the Pill: A Social History of Oral Contraceptives, 1950–1970. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998). Sexual Chemistry adds both an international perspective and a rich level of detail to the story.

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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 61 , Issue 4 , December 2001 , pp. 1161 - 1163
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© 2001 The Economic History Association

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