Publications on birth control and pregnancy health

Collection

Call Number: Pam Coll 18

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection consists of pamphlets, brochures, and printed materials related to efforts to legalize various forms of birth control in Connecticut and the United States. These materials include publications from several organizations founded and/or led by Margaret Sanger, who coined the term "birth control" and is credited with starting the birth control movement in the United States. The collection also includes publications from the 1920s related to the Eugenics movement in the United States promoting sterilization for social improvement and a small amount of material related to women's health during pregnancy.

Dates

1866-1967, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Provenance for items in the collection is unknown. Collection was created by Medical Historical Library staff.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes + 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/med.pam.0018

Additional Description

Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of pamphlets, brochures, and printed materials related to efforts to legalize various forms of birth control in Connecticut and the United States. This includes materials from the 1920s related to the Eugenics movement in the United States promoting sterilization for social improvement. The collection also includes a small amount of material related to women's health and pregnancy.

Biographical / Historical

The American Birth Control League was founded by Margaret Sanger in 1921. The National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control was founded by Margaret Sanger in 1928. the Birth Control Federation of America was formed in 1939 by joining the National Committee on Federal Legislation with the Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau, which has split off in 1928. The Birth Control Federation of America was renamed The Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1942.