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The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution

Jonathan Eig

Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceOpen Library: Sanger, margaret, 1883-1966 -> BiographyOpen Library: Physicians, biography -> BiographyOceans, Rivers & WaterClass, Poverty & Inequality

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2015LonglistOfficial source
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