| I got rhythm: Gershwin and birth control in the 1930s. | |
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PMID: 15036926 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Gershwin's song 'I Got Rhythm' serves here as a backdrop representing the social context of the inter-war years. On center stage is a particular aspect of the history of birth control--the application of a new theory of ovulation to contraception. Starting in 1928, a series of experiments revealed a biochemical rhythm in the female reproductive cycle, which contradicted the widespread idea that ovulation and pregnancy could occur at any time. This discovery was applied to a new contraceptive method, the rhythm method, which enjoyed significant popularity during the 1930s, especially among Catholics. For a short period, women could join Ethel Merman in the refrain 'I got rhythm, I got my man, who could ask for anything more?' But the rhythm method has not lived to its promise, and the play goes on em leader |
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Authors:
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Paula Viterbo |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Endeavour Volume: 28 ISSN: 0160-9327 ISO Abbreviation: Endeavour Publication Date: 2004 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-03-23 Completed Date: 2004-04-09 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375037 Medline TA: Endeavour Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 30-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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History Department, Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA. pviterbo@brynmawr.edu |
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Contraception
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history Drama / history Family Planning Services / history* Famous Persons Female History, 20th Century Humans Male Music / history* Natural Family Planning Methods / history* Ovulation Detection / history* Pregnancy United States |
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Personal Name Subject:
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George Gershwin |
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