As we approach the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it's crucial to look back to the time when abortion was illegal. Leslie Reagan traces the practice and policing of abortion, which although illegal was nonetheless widely available, but always with threats for both doctor and patient. In a time whe[...]

Tells the largely forgotten story of German measles epidemic of early 1960s and how it created national anxiety about dying, disabled, and "dangerous" babies. This title helps to transform abortion politics, produce new science, and build enduring social movements of late twentieth century - reprodu[...]

The Race for the White House from Reagan to Clinton provides a foundation for how the presidential nomination process and the presidential election process have changed over the past three decades by addressing a number of important questions about the nomination and electoral processes.[...]

This groundbreaking book argues that health and medical media, with their unique goals and production values, constitute a rich cultural and historical archive and deserve greater scholarly attention. Original essays by leading media scholars and historians of medicine demonstrate that Americans thr[...]