The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison Promiscuous Women

by Scott W. Stern

Book Overview

The nearly forgotten story of the fight against the American Plan, a government program designed to regulate women's bodies and sexuality

"A consistently surprising page-turner . . . a brilliant study of the way social anxieties have historically congealed in state control over women's bodies and behavior." --New York Times Book Review

Nina McCall was one of many women unfairly imprisoned by the United States government...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807042757
• ISBN13: 9780807042755
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher