Description: Chronicling astonishing shifts in public attitudes toward reproduction, May reveals the intersection between public life and the most private part of our lives--sexuality, procreation, and family.
Brief description: Elaine Tyler May is Professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Review Quotes: A powerful and sensitive chronicle of America's struggle to deal with the issue of childlessness, giving us new insight into how race, economic status, and changing cultural norms have shaped the way we feel about women bearing children.--William H. Chafe, Duke University