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The encyclical entitled "Evangelium Vitae," meaning "The Gospel of Life," was promulgated on 25 March 1995 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. The…
LiteratureJohn Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005religionReproductionCatholicismBarry Morris Goldwater was a Republican Arizona Senator and US presidential candidate in the twentieth-century whose policies supported the women's…
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966ContraceptionPlanned Parenthood Federation of AmericaWomen's rightsIn the 1962 case Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix v. Maricopa County, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Arizona Revised Statute 13-213,…
LawContraceptionBirth control clinicsPlanned Parenthood Federation of AmericaAbortionBetty Friedan advocated for the advancement of women's rights in the twentieth century in the United States. In 1963, Friedan wrote The Feminine…
feminismWomen's rightsAbortionPro-choice movementContraceptionIn 1914, Margaret Sanger published “Family Limitations,” a pamphlet describing six different types of contraceptive methods. At the time Sanger…
LiteratureBirth ControlSterilization (Birth control)Reproductive RightsFamily PlanningIn the early twentieth century, birth control advocate Margaret Sanger published eight issues of a feminist magazine called The Woman Rebel.…
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966Margaret Sanger Papers ProjectFeminism and scienceFeminism and mass mediaFeminism and education--United StatesThe Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning resources. The Planned…
OrganizationContraceptionDiaphragms, VaginalBirth control clinicsGynecology"Casti Connubii," a papal encyclical given by Pope Pius XI on 31 December 1930, served primarily as a reaffirmation and expansion of the issues…
LiteraturereligionCatholicismPopesContraceptionStarting in 1929, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was a professional association of physicians in the UK that aimed to improve…
OrganizationWomen's health servicesGynecologyObstetricsContraceptionMargaret Goldwater advocated for birth control and reproductive rights in the United States during the twentieth century. Goldwater was a socialite…
Goldwater, Margaret, 1909-1985Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966ContraceptionDiaphragms, VaginalAbortion