In the Name of Eugenics
In the Name of Eugenics

Author: Daniel J. Kevles

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780520057630

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Daniel Kevles traces the study and practice of eugenics--the science of "improving" the human species by exploiting theories of heredity--from its inception in the late nineteenth century to its most recent manifestation within the field of genetic engineering. It is rich in narrative, anecdote, attention to human detail, and stories of competition among scientists who have dominated the field.

Ourselves Unborn
Ourselves Unborn

Author: Sara Dubow

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0190610719

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INTRODUCTION: FETAL STORIES; 1. Discovering Fetal Life, 1870s-1920s; 2. Interpreting Fetal Bodies, 1930s-1970s; 3. Defining Fetal Personhood, 1973-1976; 4. Defending Fetal Rights: 1970s-1990s; 5. Debating Fetal Pain, 1984-2007; EPILOGUE: FETAL MEANINGS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY.

The Maternal Imprint
The Maternal Imprint

Author: Sarah S. Richardson

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2021-11-05

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 022654480X

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Introduction: The Maternal Imprint -- Sex Equality in Heredity -- Prenatal Culture -- Germ Plasm Hygiene -- Maternal Effects -- Race, Birth Weight, and the Biosocial Body -- Fetal Programming -- It's the Mother! -- Epilogue: Gender and Heredity in the Postgenomic Moment.

An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform
An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform

Author: Christopher Hoolihan

Publisher: University Rochester Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 784

ISBN-13: 9781580462846

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This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with 'popular medicine' in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially when no professional help was available. The books promoted a healthy lifestyle for the readers, giving guidance on everything from physical fitness and recreation to the special health needs of women. The collection consists of works dealing with reproduction (from birth control to delivering and caring for a baby), venereal disease, home-nursing, epidemics, and the need for public sex education.