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A history of birth control

This video highlights the historical dangers of pregnancy and childbirth for women, noting that in medieval Europe, 1 in 3 ...
The New Yorker

Is Contraception Under Attack?

This year, for the first time in the roughly sixty-year history of the birth-control pill in the United States, it can be bought over the counter. You might not know about this development—many people ...
IFLScience

The History Of Birth Control Goes Back Further Than You Might Think

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
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A history of the birth control movement in America / Peter C. Engelman

This work tells the story of a group of reformers dedicated to making contraception legal, accessible, and acceptable. It details how Margaret Sanger's campaign beginning in 1914 to challenge anti ...
Lifehacker

A Complete Guide to How Birth Control Has Changed Over the Years

IUDs aren't dangerous anymore, emergency contraception is available over the counter, and you may be surprised how long condoms have been with us. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, ...
Miami University

Senior History major conducts an in-depth research project on the origins of the birth control pill

In a world with heightened tensions around women’s rights and contraception, senior Eavan Guirl is turning to the past to help analyze the present. Her research focuses on the origin story of the ...
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The history of birth control

In 1967, Gregory Pincus and John Rock invented the Pill: a revolutionary oral contraceptive, that finally freed American ...