Birth Control Pill Dispenser, circa 1998
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In 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive. The "Pill," as it was called, allowed women to gain control of their reproductive system. It made family planning more predictable and helped launch the sexual revolution of the 1960s. The personal and societal effects of hormonal birth control are still surfacing today.
In 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive. The "Pill," as it was called, allowed women to gain control of their reproductive system. It made family planning more predictable and helped launch the sexual revolution of the 1960s. The personal and societal effects of hormonal birth control are still surfacing today.
Artifact
Dispenser
Date Made
circa 1998
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.219.2.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Foil (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Beige (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 0.5 in
Width: 3.375 in
Length: 3.625 in
Inscriptions
Dispenser front: ORTHO | Dispenser back: 6 (recycle symbol)/PS/Dialpak*/Tablet Dispenser/*TRADEMARK | Product packaging: TEAR HERE/NDC 0062-1781-27/Dialpak/Tablet Dispenser/28'S/Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 28 Day/Regimen/(norenthindrone/ethinyl estradiol) | Product literature 1: DETAILED PATIENT LABELING | Product literature 2: BRIEF SUMMARY/PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT
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