Eve's Herbs: A History of Contraception and Abortion in the West

by John M. Riddle

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In Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance , John M. Riddle showed, through extraordinary scholarly sleuthing, that women from ancient Egyptian times to the fifteenth century had relied on an extensive pharmacopoeia of herbal abortifacients and contraceptives to regulate fertility. In Eve's Herbs , Riddle explores a new question: If women once had access to effective means of birth control, why was this knowledge lost...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674270266

ISBN13:9780674270268

Release Date:April 1999

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Feminism Gender Roles Politics Sexuality Social Justice Non-Fiction Clinical Gender Studies History Humanities

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