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Birth Control in the 20s

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A Yesterday's Witness special
Sixty years ago there wasn't a single family planning clinic in this country. Then, the late Dr Marie Stopes wrote Married Love and Wise Parenthood-and sparked off a social revolution.
The advocates of birth control who founded and staffed the first clinics fought a fierce battle against ignorance and prejudice.
Some of those pioneers recall that fight to help free women from the fear of unwanted pregnancies. Taking part
Dr Helena Wright , Dr Evelyn Fisher Dr Olive Gimson , Baroness Stocks Charts
Frankenburg Alicia Fleming , Cecily Mure Elizabeth Richardson
Produced and directed by STEPHEN PEET

Contributors

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Dr Marie Stopes
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Dr Helena Wright
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Dr Evelyn Fisher
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Dr Olive Gimson
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Frankenburg Alicia Fleming
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Cecily Mure
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Elizabeth Richardson
Directed By:
Stephen Peet
Source: Radio Times

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