Birth Control Pill Dispenser, circa 1998

Summary

In 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive. The "Pill," as it was called, allowed women to gain control of their reproductive system. It made family planning more predictable and helped launch the sexual revolution of the 1960s. The personal and societal effects of hormonal birth control are still surfacing today.

In 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive. The "Pill," as it was called, allowed women to gain control of their reproductive system. It made family planning more predictable and helped launch the sexual revolution of the 1960s. The personal and societal effects of hormonal birth control are still surfacing today.

Artifact

Dispenser

Date Made

circa 1998

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.219.2.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Foil (Metal)

Color

Multicolored
White (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: .375 in

Width: 2 in

Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

Dispenser front: START HERE | SAMPLE | WYETH | Triphasil-28 | (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets) Dispenser back: Des. Pat. | 318,418 | LOT 9998055 | EXP 10/00 Product packaging: SAMPLE: NOT TO BE SOLD | NDC 0008-2536-07 | Triphasil -28 Tablets | (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets -/triphasic regimen) Product literature 1: DETAILED PATIENT LABELING Product literature 2: Brief Summary Patient Package Insert

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