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The acceptability of birth control has always depended on a morality that separates sex from reproduction. In the nineteenth century, when the birth control movement began, such a separation was widely considered immoral. The eventual widespread public acceptance of birth control required a major reorientation of sexual values.

Linda Gordon

Linda Gordon

Linda Gordon

Born: January 19, 1940 (age 84)

Bio: Linda Gordon is an American feminist and historian. She lives in New York City and in Madison, Wisconsin.

Known for:

Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits (2009)
The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction (1999)

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