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<p>Chronicling astonishing shifts in public attitudes toward reproduction, from the association of barrenness with sin in colonial times, to the creation of laws for compulsory sterilization in the early twentieth century, from the baby craze of the 1950s, to the rise in voluntary childlessness in the 1990s, to the increasing reliance on startling reproductive technologies today, Elaine Tyler May reveals the intersection between public life and the most private part of our lives—sexuality, procreation, and family.</p> <p>In the first book to explore the experience of being childless throughout our country's history, the author of Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era chronicles the astonishing shifts in public attitudes toward every aspect of childlessness, from voluntary childlessness to compulsory sterilization, infertility, and adoption. Photos. </p>

Author

Elaine Tyler May; Ellen Levine

Publisher

Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674061828

Subjects

Sociology, History, Gender Studies

Rating

4 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14