Ad for Ergoapiol, treatment for painful or missing menstrual periods or
other irregularities of the menstrual cycle - or for abortion,
1904.
Read Malcolm Gladwell's riveting New Yorker magazine article about
the invention of the birth control pill.
See early contraceptive sponges disguised for other
uses.
 
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An early (1964) birth control pill: Enovid-E
("Physician's professional sample"), U.S.A.
"Planning Your Family" booklet
This booklet, from the company that made the early contraceptive pill
(er, Pill) Enovid-E, accompanied the donation of Enovid
material. I don't know if it was originally packaged with the rest or
came separately.
A woman who has donated other items to MUM kindly donated this package
to the museum.
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Below: The back (left) & front covers
(on coated - shiny - stock) of the booklet. Each page measures 4 x 7"
(about 10 x 17.8 cm).
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Below: Pp. 2-3. The text discusses families, not single women,
on whom the Pill had a huge influence.
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Below: Part of the page 2 enlarged.
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NEXT || Family planning booklet: covers & pp. 2-3, pp. 4-7,
8-11, 12-15, 16-"inside back cover," 19-20 | Exterior of Enovid-E package
- Interior of the package with Pills - The product
insert explaining composition, usage, precautions, contraindications and
side effects (pages 1-3, 10; 4-7)
- See early contraceptive sponges disguised for other uses. Ad for Ergoapiol, treatment for painful or missing menstrual periods or
other irregularities of the menstrual cycle - or for abortion, 1904. Patent medicine at this museum.
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