Contraceptive Pill
InventorGregory Pincus
Year1960
CategoryMedicine
OriginUSA
About Contraceptive Pill
The pill gave women control over reproduction for the first time. Pincus was funded by Margaret Sanger and Katharine McCormick. Initial testing was done in Puerto Rico without proper informed consent. It transformed womens economic participation and society.
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