Title: Family limitation in American culture, 1830-1900

POPLINE Document Number: 244437

Author(s):

Brodie JF

Source citation:

Chicago, Ill, University of Chicago, 1982.

Abstract:

This dissertation is concerned with the dissemination of information about contraception and abortion in the United States during the nineteenth century, a period when legal prohibitions against family limitation were coming into force. Topics considered include the safety, reliability, and acceptability of specific birth control methods; male methods of contraception; female methods of contraception; various rhythm methods used between 1850 and 1900; and abortion. The role of literature, advertisements, and itinerant lecturers in disseminating birth control information is then discussed. Finally, the author examines the acceptability of birth control and the emergence of organized opposition to family limitation.

Keywords:

United States
Historical Demography
Family Planning
Knowledge Sources
Information Distribution
Opposition to Family Planning
Rhythm Method, Calendar
Method Acceptability
Use-Effectiveness
Abortion
Contraception
Attitude
Men
Women
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Demography
Social Sciences
Communication
Psychological Factors
Behavior
Family Planning, Behavioral Methods
Contraceptive Usage
Contraceptive Effectiveness
Fertility Control, Postconception
Demographic Factors
Population