Catholics and Contraception: An American History
ISBN: 9781501726675
Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / Cornell University Press
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Subjects: Theology and Religion; Religious Studies; Christianity;

As Americans rethought sex in the twentieth century, the Catholic Church's teachings on the divisive issue of contraception in marriage were in many ways central. In a fascinating history, Leslie Woodcock Tentler traces changing attitudes: from the...


Leslie Woodcock Tentler is Professor of History at Catholic University of America. Her books include Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit and Wage-Earning Women: Industrial Employment and Family Life in the United States, 1900-1930 .

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