birth control: Quick Facts

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Blister pack of 28 oral contraceptive pills arranged in four rows, with 21 white active pills followed by 7 orange inactive pills. Arrows indicate the order for taking pills.

Open book showing title page and illustration. Left page has a portrait of E. Haldeman-Julius with text identifying him as editor. Right page reads What Every Girl Should Know by Margaret H. Sanger above an illustration of a torch.

condom; contraceptive device

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History and impact of the birth control pill

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Charles Knowlton

American physician