Without the means to prevent, and to control the timing of, conception, economic and political rights have limited meaning and women. If women cannot plan their pregnancies, they can plan little else in their lives.

Alice S. Rossi

The Feminist Papers

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Topic

Abortion

Author

Alice S. Rossi

Source

The Feminist Papers

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Rossi, Alice S. The Feminist Papers: From Adams to de Beauvoir. Columbia University Press, 1973, pt. 3.

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Kate Millett

Sexual Politics

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Kate Millett
Source
Sexual Politics
Genre
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Language
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Time
1970 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Millett, Kate. Sexual Politics. Doubleday, 1970, ch. 2.