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Into Our Own Hands: The Women s Health Movement in the United States, 19691990
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Recent history has witnessed a revolution in womens health care. Beginning in the late 1960s, women in communities across the United States challenged medical and male control over womens health. Few people today realize the extent to which these grassroots efforts shifted power and responsibility from the medical establishment into womens hands as health care consumers, providers, and advocates.Into Our Own Hands traces the womens health care movement in the United States. Richly documented, this study is based on more than a decade of research, including interviews with leading activists; documentary material from feminist health clinics and advocacy organizations; a survey of womens health movement organizations in the early 1990s; and ethnographic fieldwork. Sandra Morgen focuses on the clinics born from this movement, as well as how the movements encounters with organized medicine, the state, and ascendant neoconservative and neoliberal political forces of the 1970s to the1980s shaped the confrontations and accomplishments in womens health care. The book also explores the impact of political struggles over race and class within the movement organizations.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Into Our Own Hands'? A: 'Into Our Own Hands' primarily focuses on the women's health movement in the United States from 1969 to 1990, highlighting how women challenged traditional medical practices and advocated for their own health care rights.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Into Our Own Hands' is Sandra Morgen, who has conducted extensive research on the women's health movement.
- Q: What type of research is included in the book? A: The book includes over a decade of research, featuring interviews with activists, documentary materials from feminist health clinics, surveys of women's health organizations, and ethnographic fieldwork.
- Q: What is the condition of the book being sold? A: 'Into Our Own Hands' is being offered as a used book in good condition.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: 'Into Our Own Hands' contains 304 pages, providing a comprehensive overview of the women's health movement.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on June 1, 2002.
- Q: What binding type is used for this edition? A: This edition of 'Into Our Own Hands' is a paperback binding.
- Q: Is there a specific edition of the book? A: This book does not have a specific edition, as it is noted as 'None ed.'.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: 'Into Our Own Hands' falls under the category of Health, Fitness & Dieting.
- Q: What topics are explored in the book regarding the women's health movement? A: The book explores the impact of political struggles over race and class within the women's health movement, as well as the movement's encounters with organized medicine and political forces.