Women's World

I was in my 60s before I knew that my mother had been denied birth control (a diaphragm) in 1952, in Massachusetts, thanks to the Comstock Laws of the late 19th, early 20th century. How could something that prevented abortions be prohibited and for so long? She was shamed and told "this is a Catholic state!" Someone suggested the rhythm method--so helpful. I hate that she didn't have any choice but to conceive and carry, or risk death in a back-alley. Read The Man Who Hated Women, by Amy Sohn to learn how one dude's anxiety about sex---I better stop, steam's coming out of my ears.