In The Empty Cradle, Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner delve into the origins of the many misconceptions surrounding infertility as they explore how medical and cultural beliefs emerged throughout its controversial history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources--including intimate diaries and letters, patient records, memoirs, medical literature, and popular magazines-- The Empty Cradle investigates the social, cultural, scientific, and medical dimensions of infertility over the past three hundred years.
Marsh and Ronner explore reactions--among both physicians and...
In The Empty Cradle, Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner delve into the origins of the many misconceptions surrounding infertility as they expl...
Focusing on a variety of criminal activities, the author applies his structural criminology to the relationships of power which operate in a range of institutional spheres. He looks at the relationship between class and criminality, showing the inadequacy of a simple causal link and discussing the prevalence of "white collar" crime.
Focusing on a variety of criminal activities, the author applies his structural criminology to the relationships of power which operate in a range of ...
Margaret Sanger (1883-1966) was a leading figure in the American birth control movement. Trained as a nurse, she moved to New York City to work among the poor. Having witnessed firsthand the travails of mothers in the city's poorest neighborhoods, she felt the need to provide them with information on reproduction and contraception. She abandoned her nursing career and devoted the rest of her life to disseminating information on women's reproduction and contraception, publishing books and articles and founding birth control clinics. In "Motherhood in Bondage," first published in 1928, Sanger...
Margaret Sanger (1883-1966) was a leading figure in the American birth control movement. Trained as a nurse, she moved to New York City to work among ...
Shakespeare with Noodles is a program designed to be young people's first introduction to Shakespeare. As such, costumes and prop pieces are constructed from swimming noodles. Utilizing melodrama and slap stick comedy, our shows are fast paced, but should you prefer to present a more traditional production, our scripts easily accommodate this. All titles in the series have a playing time of under 60 minutes. Henry IV & 3/4 is an abridged version of both Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 2 and Henry V. An aged Henry IV worries about the state of his kingdom, with insurrection simmering. Young Hal...
Shakespeare with Noodles is a program designed to be young people's first introduction to Shakespeare. As such, costumes and prop pieces are construct...