Birth Control Pill Dispenser, circa 1998

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Dispenser

Date Made

circa 1998

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time

Object ID

99.219.2.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Foil (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Beige (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.5 in
Width: 3.375 in
Length: 3.625 in

Inscriptions

Dispenser front: ORTHO | Dispenser back: 6 (recycle symbol)/PS/Dialpak*/Tablet Dispenser/*TRADEMARK | Product packaging: TEAR HERE/NDC 0062-1781-27/Dialpak/Tablet Dispenser/28'S/Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 28 Day/Regimen/(norenthindrone/ethinyl estradiol) | Product literature 1: DETAILED PATIENT LABELING | Product literature 2: BRIEF SUMMARY/PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT
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