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"A Cage of Ovulating Females" : Mary Breckinridge and the Politics of Contraception in Rural Appalachia

@inproceedings{Johnson2010ACO,
  title={"A Cage of Ovulating Females" : Mary Breckinridge and the Politics of Contraception in Rural Appalachia},
  author={Dana Johnson},
  year={2010}
}
  • Dana Johnson
  • Published 2010
  • Medicine
    • "A Cage of Ovulating Females": Mary Breckinridge and the Politics of Contraception in Rural Appalachia Dana Allen Johnson Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service have been the focus of intense scholarly effort over the last twenty years. Scholarship on Mary Breckinridge has centered on her healthcare reform work in Appalachia and its effects on the local residents and culture. This thesis examines the oral contraceptive trial that the FNS performed in Leslie County in the late 1950s… CONTINUE READING
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