DES Daughters, Embodied Knowledge, and the Transformation of Women's Health Politics in the Late Twentieth Century

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From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. This title recounts the experiences of this generation of 'victims'.