4 Central Planning: Managing Fertility, Race, and Rights in Postwar America, 1940s to 1960

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: What Is Reproductive Politics? 1
4. 1 Racializing the Nation: From the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776–1865 27
5. 2 Sex in the City: From Secrecy to Anonymity to Privacy, 1870s to 1920s 63
6. 3 No Extras: Curbing Fertility during the Great Depression 103
7. 4 Central Planning: Managing Fertility, Race, and Rights in Postwar America, 1940s to 1960 131
8. 5 The Human Rights Era: The Rise of Choice, the Contours of Backlash, 1960–1980 163
9. 6 Revitalizing Hierarchies: How the Aftermath of Roe v. Wade Affected Fetuses, Teenage Girls, Prisoners, and Ordinary Women, 1980 to the Present 209
10. Notes 255
11. Acknowledgments 287
12. Index 289
13. About the Author 303