Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America

From author Andrea Tone, this book takes a look at the past at how people avoided (or attempted to) avoid baby making during sex. It takes a look at the evolution of how contraceptives were developed, produced, bought and sold, presenting a story of veritable technological change. The history might surprise you. It presents a good ol’ American success story of a meat worker turning sausage casings into what would be the beginnings of the condom industry, watchmakers making cervical caps, all the way to the history of the beloved (yet sometimes infamous) pill. This book documents these stories and the progression of how humans solved how to avoid pregnancy during heteronormative sex.

(This new remainder book contains a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and shows signs of shelfwear.)