What combination of factors lead to the most popular form of birth control, so popular it came to be called, simply, The Pill? This brilliantly narrated and exhaustively researched nonfiction account lays bare the willpower, drive, brainpower and sheer persuasion that went into the tool that would change women’s lives forever. The reader is presented a heady mix of players each of whom brought something special — whether it be research abilities, money, or marketing power — to the table. In doing so, they changed the course of history. The key word in “birth control,” Eig reminds us, is “control.”
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