This week in our seminar class, we learned about how women fought for the equality they deserved. Some of these things they were striving for were jobs, contraceptives, and just fair treatment. One thing that really stood out to me was the fact that birth control was made accessible for women in the 1960s. Then, in 1965 the Supreme Court game married couples the right to use birth control. It is so shocking and unbelievable to me that for such a long time this was not granted to those who wanted it. In the videos we saw in class, the oral contraceptive was the first method to debut.
Finding out that it was illegal for a period of time to use just had me so confused. It's almost as if a woman had no control over her future life. It must have been so sad and hard to go through a pregnancy when it was not your first intentions. I know many women and young women today use birth control for a variety of reasons, so to think it was accessible at one point is just so weird to imagine!
So unbelievable that these laws restricting birth control were present in such recent history.
ReplyDeleteI like the title of this post, and I completely agree with what you're saying. It's crazy that they couldn't even have control over themselves.
ReplyDeleteI found this really shocking too. So weird that it wasn't allowed for a period of time.
ReplyDeleteThe title of your post caught my attention and I agree that it seemed women had no control over their own life. Everyone around them had seemed to be figuring out their lives for them. Great post!
ReplyDeleteGreat title, and good points you bring up about birth control.
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