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1. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Pill and the Women's Liberation Movement | American ... - PBS

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   In creating the Pill, the two elderly activists ushered in what one historian called "the contraceptive mentality" — the belief in the right of a woman to control her own fertility. After a ...

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   • The Pill and the Sexual Revolution

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3. www.newsweek.com › america-and-pill-historyAmerica and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation

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   May 12, 2010 · 1. The pill didn't really kick-start the sexual revolution. Conventional wisdom has long dictated that as soon as the pill came along, women cast off social restrictions and started having casual ...

4. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 10342090Introduction of the pill and its impact - PubMed

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   The pill has had a dramatic impact on social life in the US, affecting women's health, fertility trends, laws and policies, religion, interpersonal relations, family roles, women's careers, gender relations, and premarital sexual practices. The emergence of the women's rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s was significantly related to the ...

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   • Publish Year: 1999

5. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleIntroduction of the pill and its impact - ScienceDirect

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   Jan 1, 1999 · Introduction of the birth control pill in the United States in 1960 marked the end of a relatively short period of time (<10 years) to intentionally produce an oral contraceptive, and the beginning of a relatively long period of controversy surrounding the use of the pill. Availability of the pill had an impact on various aspects of social life ...

   • Author: Louise Tyrer

   • Publish Year: 1999

6. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Pill and the Sexual Revolution | American Experience | PBS

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   At the core of the sexual revolution was the concept -- radical at the time -- that women, just like men, enjoyed sex and had sexual needs. Feminists asserted that single women had the same sexual ...

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7. wams.nyhistory.org › cold-war-beginnings › the-pillResource - The Pill - Women & the American Story

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   Taking one pill daily was almost 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. It was the first highly effective birth control that women could use independently. This new independence led to deep divisions and debates. Many Americans who generally supported birth control hated the pill. They argued that it would encourage women to have sex ...

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   What was the impact of the pill on social life?

   • The pill had a significant impact on various aspects of social life, including women's health, fertility trends, laws and policies, religion, interpersonal relationships and family roles, feminist issues, and gender relations, as well as sexual practices among both adults and adolescents. The availability of the pill proved to be highly effective from the outset.

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   Why was the Pill invented?

   • In creating the Pill, the two elderly activists ushered in what one historian called "the contraceptive mentality" — the belief in the right of a woman to control her own fertility. After a decade on the market, the wonder drug that had been lauded by women as "liberating" and "revolutionary" came under attack by feminists.

   The Pill and the Women's Liberation Movement - PBS

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   How did women feel about the pill?

   • Senate hearings in 1970 brought the health risks of the Pill to the attention of the nation. Many women were furious. Feminists now saw the Pill as yet another example of patriarchal control over women's lives. Women's disillusionment with the Pill fed into the new feminist critique of American society.

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   How did the birth control pill change society?

   • This was a significant change from the Progressive Era, when public discussion of birth control was socially unacceptable and distributing information about birth control was illegal. But the development of a birth control pill for women changed the conversation. “The pill” was approved for medical distribution in 1960.

   The Pill - Women & the American Story

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   How did the pill affect women's health?

   • With the Pill, women were able to engage in the same behavior — but with a dramatically reduced risk of pregnancy. The Rise of a Singles Culture Despite the social conservatives' agenda, as the decade progressed, societal emphases on virginity and marriage were slowly replaced by a celebration of single life and sexual exploration.

   The Pill and the Sexual Revolution | American Experience | PBS

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   Why did women hate the birth control pill?

   • Many Americans who generally supported birth control hated the pill. They argued that it would encourage women to have sex outside of marriage, which would disrupt the stability of American life. Feminist activists celebrated the pill for the very same reason. They saw it as a tool for women’s liberation from domesticity and gender inequality.

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9. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceA Timeline of Contraception | American Experience | PBS

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   Just five years after the Pill's FDA approval, more than 6.5 million American woman are taking oral contraceptives, making the Pill the most popular form of birth control in the U.S. Searle still ...