Women's Health Movements

" This book is a major contribution to the study of women' s health movements in a global context. . . a source of inspiration for activist scholars. It is accessible and engaging reading, well researched, and highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate students in political science, public policy, and women' s studies; human rights activists and health care providers and practitioners. . . . Highly recommended. " - Choice" This book is a major contribution to the literature on women' s health and health movements. Impressive in its global scope and solidly grounded in political economy, it will be extremely useful in undergraduate and graduate courses in health, women' s studies, development studies, and social movements. Written in a clear and accessible manner, it is also an important resource for national and transnational activism on women' s health and human rights. " - Betsy Hartmann, Director of the Population and Development Program, Hampshire College, and author of Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: The Global Politics of Population Control