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OverviewThis book examines the life, work and contraversial achievements of Marie Stopes, author and pioneer of the birth control movement in the interwar period. As the centenary of the ground-breaking publication of Married Love approaches, this study traces and reassesses Marie’s remarkable achievements, considering the literary, scientific and political themes of her life’s work. Clare Debenham analyses how Stope’s personal life led her to turn away from palaeobotany to concentrate on transforming the country’s sexual relationships by writing Married Love. Utilising extensive unpublished archive research, biographies, letters, and interviews with her friends and relatives, Debenham demonstrates that Stopes's work on sexual relationships has overshadowed her considerable achievements including her scientific career as a paleaobotantist, her literary success in the interwar period, and her work, with help from suffragists, in establishing the first British birth control clinic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Clare DebenhamPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: 1st ed. 2018 Weight: 3.392kg ISBN: 9783319716633ISBN 10: 3319716638 Pages: 164 Publication Date: 15 March 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The challenge of Marie Stopes.- 2. Family values.- 3. Passionate about palaeobotany.- 4. From Married Love to Enduring Passion.- 5. Birth Control: The Start of Marie Stopes’ Campaign.- 6. The Growth of the Constructive Birth Control Clinics.- 7. Marie and Her Correspondents.- 8. Battles with Doctors, Clergy and Politicians.- 9. Marie Stopes as a Maverick Eugenicist.- 10. Epilogue.-ReviewsAuthor InformationClare Debenham is Honorary Research Associate at the University of Manchester, UK. Since the 1970s she has been an active campaigner on women’s issues, and her previous publications include Birth Control and the Rights of Women: Post-Suffrage Feminism in the Twentieth Century (2014). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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