Contraception and Modern Ireland A Social History, c. 1922–92

• Main Author: Kelly, Laura
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999; c 1500 onwards to present day; European history; gender history; History; History and Archaeology; History of medicine; History of science; history of sexuality; Irish history; Mathematics and Science; MBNH4 Birth control, contraception, family planning; Medicine and Nursing; Medicine: general issues; Personal and public health / health education; Public health and preventive medicine; Science: general issues; Time period qualifiers

The first comprehensive history of contraception in Ireland from the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 to the 1990s. Drawing on oral history and archival sources, Laura Kelly provides insights into the lived experiences of Irish men and women and activists in this period.