Once a poor black farmer from Roanoke, Virginia, Henrietta Lacks soon became known as the immortal woman. (“Henrietta Lacks”, 1)[1] (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/science/after-decades-of-research-henrietta-lacks-family-is-asked-for-consent.html) One day in January, Henrietta went… Read more “Henrietta Lacks: The Immortal Woman”
Author: caraharbinger
Eisenstadt vs. Baird: Married Women Only
(http://www.50states.com/massachu.htm) William Baird gave a lecture to young students at Boston University in April of 1967, talking about contraception. After the lecture concluded, students were able to… Read more “Eisenstadt vs. Baird: Married Women Only”
Buck vs. Bell: 1927
In March of 1924, the state of Virginia passed a law that gave permission to doctors to perform state-sterilization procedures on people who seemed unfit for procreation.(Wolfe,… Read more “Buck vs. Bell: 1927”
United States Control of Puerto Rican Population: sterilization in the 20th century continued
Misinformation, as seen in the last blog, was a common way to coerce men and women into following through with the sterilization procedure. Patients were told if… Read more “United States Control of Puerto Rican Population: sterilization in the 20th century continued”
Sterilization of American Men and Women in the 20th Century
(http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/unwanted-sterilization-and-eugenics-programs-in-the-united-states/) Of all contraceptive methods, sterilization has got to be the most sinister. Used as a method of controlling less desirable groups of people, whether that means… Read more “Sterilization of American Men and Women in the 20th Century”
The 1960s: The Sexual Revolution and How the Pill Impacted it
The 1960s are seen as the years of change…socially, politically, and most notably, sexually. Sex was becoming more and more openly discussed, as well as openly practiced.… Read more “The 1960s: The Sexual Revolution and How the Pill Impacted it”
The Pill: when it became “a thing”
As you read these blogs, you’ll notice a common theme… most of the posts involved Margaret Sanger, the spearhead of the birth control movement. Throughout all of… Read more “The Pill: when it became “a thing””
How the Great Depression impacted birth control in the 1930s
During the 1930s, a certain event in the United States kick-started a ten year period of the deepest and longest economic tragedy in history. In October of… Read more “How the Great Depression impacted birth control in the 1930s”
Griswold v. Connecticut: the 1965 victory
Prior to the Griswold v. Connecticut court case, a restrictive law stood firmly in place. This law, created and passed in 1879, prevented any person from using… Read more “Griswold v. Connecticut: the 1965 victory”
Eugenics and Birth Control as movements in the 1930s
The birth control movement, headed by none other than Margaret Sanger, intersected the uprising of the movement of eugenics. (“People & Events: Eugenics and Birth Control”,… Read more “Eugenics and Birth Control as movements in the 1930s”
History of the Rights-fight: women's reproductive rights in the united states 