Victor E History

Child-free Women in the early 20th Century

Hollie Marquess Season 4 Episode 5

Senior history major Chelsea Kiefer joins Hollie Marquess to discuss women who chose to remain childless in the first half of the 20th century. She unpacks rates of childfree women, methods to prevent pregnancy (including reusable condoms), and Eugenic postcards and other images.

People on this episode