Stories
- 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 case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Press cuttings on Oral Contraceptives
Date: 1964Reference: SA/FPA/A17/99Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Press cuttings on Oral Contraceptives
Date: 1965Reference: SA/FPA/A17/100Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Oral Contraceptives
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1995-1997Reference: GC/253/B/2Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars- Archives and manuscripts
Oral Contraceptives
Date: 1972-1987Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/9/1Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Oral Contraceptives
Date: 1962-1966Reference: SA/FPA/NK/30Part of: Family Planning Association