Talking about Birth Control in 1877: Gender, Class, and Ideology in the Knowlton Trial

This article explores the debate around widening access to birth control information in the late nineteenth century through a case study of Annie Besant’s participation in the 1877 Knowlton Trial. Examining Besant’s rhetoric at the trial and in related publications, it highlights the public and perf...

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Main Author: Janssen Flore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-11-01
Series:Open Cultural Studies
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/culture.2017.1.issue-1/culture-2017-0025/culture-2017-0025.xml?format=INT