History of Science Series – The Pill: A Technological Revolution and Its Social Consequences
Donald T. Critchlow
Tuesday, 09 Sep 2003 at 8:00 pm – 1414 Molecular Biology Auditorium
Donald T. Critchlow is professor of history at Saint Louis University, and editor of the Journal of Policy History. His books include Intended Consequences: Birth Control, Abortion, and the Federal Government in Modern America; Studebaker: The Life and Death of an American Auto Company; America! A Concise History; and The Brookings Institution, 1916-1952: Expertise and the Public Interest in a Democratic Society. He received his doctorate and masters from the University of California, Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University.
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