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
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.219.2.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Foil (Metal)
Color
Multicolored
White (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: .375 in
Width: 2 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
Dispenser front: START HERE | SAMPLE | WYETH | Triphasil-28 | (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) Dispenser back: Des. Pat. | 318,418 | LOT 9998055 | EXP 10/00 Product packaging: SAMPLE: NOT TO BE SOLD | NDC 0008-2536-07 | Triphasil -28 Tablets | (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets -/triphasic regimen) Product literature 1: DETAILED PATIENT LABELING Product literature 2: Brief Summary Patient Package Insert