{"product_id":"textual-contraception-beth-widmaier-capo-9780814257135","title":"Textual Contraception: Birth Control and Modern American Fiction","description":"Between the 1910s and 1940s, American women fought for and won the right to legal birth control. This battle was fought in the courts, in the media, and in the pages of American literature. \u003ci\u003eTextual Contraception: Birth Control and Modern American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e examines the relationship between aesthetic production and political activism in the birth control movement. It concludes that, by dramatically bringing to life the rhetorical issues, fiction played a significant role in shaping public consciousness. Concurrently, the potential for female control inherent in contraception influenced literary technique and reception, supporting new narrative possibilities for female characters beyond marriage and motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Merging cultural analysis and literary scholarship, this compelling work moves from a consideration of how cultural forces shaped literary production and political activism to a close examination of how fictional representations of contraception influenced the terms of public discourse on marriage, motherhood, economics, and eugenics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By analyzing popular fiction such as \u003ci\u003eMother\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathleen Norris, radical periodicals such as \u003ci\u003eThe Masses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBirth Control Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and literature by authors from Theodore Dreiser to William Faulkner, and Nella Larsen to Mary McCarthy, Beth Widmaier Capo reveals the rich cross-influence of contraceptive and literary history \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Widmaier Capo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814257135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814257135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Beth Widmaier Capo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457729016063,"sku":"9780814257135","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_403905fb-e7db-4eff-bca5-eb033cc654d4.jpg?v=1777400686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/textual-contraception-beth-widmaier-capo-9780814257135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}