DES Daughters, Embodied Knowledge, and the Transformation of Women's Health Politics in the Late Twentieth Century - 9781592139187

From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. This title recounts the experiences of this generation of 'victims'.

• | By (Author): Susan E. Bell
• | Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• | Publication Date: Aug 15, 2009
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 232 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1592139183
• | ISBN-13: 9781592139187