Carolyn Herbst Lewis
Biographic Data
| ID | 1458717 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolyn Herbst Lewis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolyn Herbst |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewis |
| SIGNATURE | LEWIS C H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Figuring the Population Bomb
Historians of twentieth-century American women's history have written much about the efforts of women of various demographics to assert control over their reproductive lives. Particular attention has been paid to the issues of two groups: white, middle-class women's demand for access to safe and reliable contraceptive devices and abortions to enable them to plan desired families; and the struggles of women of color to reproduce in a nation where …
Back to the Breast
Expectant women and new mothers are more than familiar with the phrase “breast is best.” Despite American society's seeming unwillingness to create spaces and policies that enable breastfeeding, mothers face widespread pressure to breastfeed their infants with an intense hostility if they “fail” to do so. In Back to the Breast Jessica Martucci identifies the ideological roots of contemporary breastfeeding rhetoric and practice. Scholars of mother…
The Gospel of Good Obstetrics
This article reconsiders the place of obstetrician Joseph Bolivar DeLee in the historical narrative. Often celebrated as a founding father of the profession, and denigrated as one of the leading proponents of instrumental childbirth, DeLee was not entirely the man historians and childbirth activists blame him for being. Rather than seeking to resolve the contradiction between DeLee's widely cited professional writings and his lesser known practic…
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The Gospel of Good Obstetrics
This article reconsiders the place of obstetrician Joseph Bolivar DeLee in the historical narrative. Often celebrated as a founding father of the profession, and denigrated as one of the leading proponents of instrumental childbirth, DeLee was not entirely the man historians and childbirth activists blame him for being. Rather than seeking to resolve the contradiction between DeLee's widely cited professional writings and his lesser known practic…
Back to the Breast
Expectant women and new mothers are more than familiar with the phrase “breast is best.” Despite American society's seeming unwillingness to create spaces and policies that enable breastfeeding, mothers face widespread pressure to breastfeed their infants with an intense hostility if they “fail” to do so. In Back to the Breast Jessica Martucci identifies the ideological roots of contemporary breastfeeding rhetoric and practice. Scholars of mother…
Figuring the Population Bomb
Historians of twentieth-century American women's history have written much about the efforts of women of various demographics to assert control over their reproductive lives. Particular attention has been paid to the issues of two groups: white, middle-class women's demand for access to safe and reliable contraceptive devices and abortions to enable them to plan desired families; and the struggles of women of color to reproduce in a nation where …
Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · American Literature and Culture (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Baby boom (1 work)