Introduction : the politics of biology, the essence of control
section 1: The 1600s-early 1900s. Women and the hierarchy of gender
Biology, sex, and the obligation of motherhood
Working women and the issue of "protection"
section 2: Twentieth century developments. The nation goes to war and "Rosie" is born
The birth control debate begins
The 1960s and an era of change
The law of pregnancy in the workplace
Guerrilla tactics and reproductive rights today
A woman's worth : less is still less
The reproductive rights of "new medicine"
Sex and "seduction" in the time of AIDS
section 3: The politics of female adolescence. Pop life and the legal confusion of girls
section 4: Violence and women. A woman's place is in the hospital
Current issues in rape and sexual assault law
The private story of private abuse
