Women's Reproductive Rights Marie Stopes' Birth Control News Newspaper, 1923
Publication date: 1923
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Seller: Max Rambod Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.Max Rambod Inc
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Birth Control News newspaper edited by Marie Stopes and associates in 1923 advanced public discussion of contraception, family planning, and reproductive reform in Britain during the early twentieth century birth control movement. The publication served as the official organ of the Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress, the organization founded by Stopes to promote access to contraceptive knowledge and to publicize the work of birth control clinics in the United Kingdom. Appearing during a period when contraception remained controversial and often restricted in public discourse, the newspaper circulated reports on medical developments, clinic activity, and legislative debates concerning reproductive health. Stopes's activism contributed to the wider public visibility of contraception and women's reproductive autonomy while also reflecting the intellectual climate of the period in which birth control advocacy was frequently intertwined with contemporary discussions of population control and eugenics. Stopes, Marie, et al. Birth Control News, the Official Newspaper of the Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress. London: Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress, 1923. Archive of four issues including January 1923, March 1923, April 1923, and May 1923. The issues report on the activities of birth control organizations and clinics, as well as policy debates surrounding reproductive health. One headline titled "New Minister of Health" critiques government policies affecting access to birth control, demonstrating the movement's engagement with national political developments. Another article titled "Edinburgh Enthusiastic" reports on a major meeting in Scotland and reflects growing public interest in birth control advocacy beyond London. The newspapers also contain advertisements for contraceptive services and clinics, illustrating the practical mechanisms through which birth control advocates attempted to disseminate information and medical guidance to the public. Birth Control News appeared during a formative period in the international birth control movement when activists sought to expand access to contraceptive information and establish clinics dedicated to reproductive health. The Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress combined advocacy for family planning with ideas drawn from early twentieth century eugenic discourse, an intellectual framework that influenced many social reform movements of the period and remains the subject of ongoing historical examination. The publication therefore documents both the emergence of organized contraception advocacy in Britain and the ideological debates that accompanied it. Four issues, each approximately 4 to 6 pages printed on newsprint and measuring roughly 11 x 16 inches. Light browning and minor creasing typical of newsprint; overall very good condition. Surviving issues provide a valuable documentary record of early birth control advocacy and its contested intellectual context in interwar Britain.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Women's Reproductive Rights Marie Stopes' Birth Control News Newspaper, 1923
- Author
- Marie Stopes; Birth Control News; Reproductive Rights and Contraception
- Publication year
- 1923
- Seller catalogs
- Archive, Science, Medicine & Technology, Women?s History & Feminism
Max Rambod Inc
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