Stories
- In pictures
A brief history of contraception
From douches to diaphragms, and condoms to caps, discover the wide range of contraception methods people have used over the centuries.
- Article
The pill, autism and me
Realising that her contraceptive was having a negative effect on her mental health, Catriona Reid saw her concerns dismissed by doctors. As an autistic woman on the pill, she was not an anomaly, but has often been made to feel like one.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Article
The pain that punished feminists
In a society that viewed getting the vote, and pursuing an education and career, as unnatural goals for women, the pain of endometriosis was viewed as nature’s retribution.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Contraceptives: Contraception for under 16s
Date: 1971 - 1980Reference: SA/FPA/C/F/1/7/4Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Contraceptives Awareness Week 2002
Date: 2002Reference: SA/FPA/C/D/5/11/4Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Contraceptives Awareness Week 1999
Date: 1999Reference: SA/FPA/C/D/5/11/1Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Contraceptives Awareness Week 2000
Date: 2000Reference: SA/FPA/C/D/5/11/2Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Contraceptives Awareness Week 2005
Date: 2005Reference: SA/FPA/C/D/5/11/7Part of: Family Planning Association
