Feminism and the Pill
On May 9, 1960, the birth control pill was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a method of contraception in the United States. Now, more than half a century later, the pill has become the most popular birth control method used by women…
So much so that we are seeing social media campaigns titled #ThxBirthControl.
But before these destructive tablets and gadgets gained a regular place in bathroom sinks and at the bottom of suitcases, the people behind their manufacture had to prove their effectiveness…
And to do so, they needed to test it on women brutally and without the slightest mercy. Until we had another feminist renaissance, this time on the back of the pill and at the expense of the happiness of countless women…
