Eve's Herbs

A History of Contraception and Abortion in the West

John M. Riddle

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction: Roe v. Wade

    1. A Woman's Secret

    2. The Herbs Known to Ancients

    3. Ancient and Medieval Beliefs

    4. From Womancraft to Witchcraft, 1200-1500

    5. Witches and Apothecaries in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

    6. The Broken Chain of Knowledge

    7. The Womb as Public Territory

    8. Eve's Herbs in Modern America

    Epilogue

    Notes

    Index

  • Cover: Eve's Herbs
  • A photo of the author

John M. Riddle is Chair of the History Department and Alumni Distinguished Professor, North Carolina State University.