Enovid brochure,
1960 (Physicians' Product Brochure No. 67,
G.D. Searle & Co., U.S.A.)
Enovid-E package
(1964)
Ad for Ergoapiol, treatment for painful or
missing menstrual periods or other
irregularities of the menstrual cycle - or
for abortion,
1904.
Read Malcolm Gladwell's riveting New Yorker
magazine article
about the invention of the birth control pill.
See early
contraceptive sponges disguised for other uses.
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The Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health
An early (1964) birth control
pill: Enovid-E
("Physician's professional sample"),
U.S.A.
"Planning Your
Family" booklet
This booklet, from the company
that made the early contraceptive
pill (er, Pill) Enovid-E,
accompanied the donation of Enovid
material. I don't know if it
was originally packaged with the
rest or came separately.
A woman who has donated other
items to MUM kindly donated this
package to the museum.
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Below:
The back (left) & front covers
(on coated - shiny - stock) of the
booklet. Each page measures 4 x 7"
(about 10 x 17.8 cm).
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Below:
Pp. 2-3. The text discusses families, not single women,
on whom the Pill had a huge
influence.
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Below:
Part of the page 2 enlarged.
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Family planning booklet: covers &
pp. 2-3, pp. 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-"inside
back cover," 19-20 | Exterior
of Enovid-E package
- Interior of
the package with Pills - The
product insert explaining
composition, usage, precautions,
contraindications and side effects
(pages 1-3,
10; 4-7)
- See early
contraceptive sponges disguised for
other uses.
Enovid
brochure,
1960
Ad for Ergoapiol, treatment for
painful or missing menstrual
periods or other irregularities of
the menstrual cycle - or for
abortion, 1904. Patent
medicine
at this museum.
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