In 1993, The Economist named the birth control pill one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World because “When the history of the 20th century is written, it may be seen as the first [time] when men and women were truly partners. Wonderful things can come in small packets” (May, 20...
History of the Birth Control Movement Although contraceptive techniques had been known in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, the modern movement for birth control began in Great Britain, where the writings of Thomas Robert Malthus stirred interest in the problem of overpopulation. By the 1870s a wi...
The first history of this grassroots social movement, offers a window into the social and cultural history of the period, and features new archival material in the forms of memoirs, personal papers and press cuttings. This is an essential contribution to the influential field of women's history...
The pill’s history starts with one of the most influential figures in the birth control movement, Margaret Sanger. Outspoken and fearless, Sanger was willing to defy the law on behalf of women’s reproductive rights. In 1916, she opened the nation’s first birth control clinic and was arres...
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Any method of avoiding pregnancy is called “birth control.” The term was coined in 1914–15 by Margaret Sanger, founder of the birth control movement in the United States and an international leader in the field. Reliable methods to prevent pregnancy were developed in the 20th Century as a...
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give a definitive answer. Birth control pills work through three main mechanisms: they suppress ovulation, they impede the movement of sperm, and they restrict implantation of the fertilized egg. This last mechanism would in effect be an early abortion. Part of the disagreement about the effect…...
Overview Birth control has become a public health issue and been connected to government policy and objectives since the birth control movement in the United States emerged in the twentieth century (Critchlow1995). As the movement focused on women’s reproduction rights, the earlier birth control pr...
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