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Witness History: Marie Stopes: Birth Control Pioneer

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Marie Stopes, Birth Control Pioneer

03/03/2016 GMT

Marie Stopes: Birth Control Pioneer

BBC World Service - Witness History, Marie Stopes: Birth Control Pioneer

In March 1921, Marie Stopes opened Britain's first birth control clinic in London

In March 1921, family planning pioneer Marie Stopes opened Britain's first birth control clinic in London.

In March 1921, Marie Stopes opened Britain's first birth control clinic in London. The Mother's Clinic in Holloway offered advice to married mothers on how to avoid having any more children. Hear testimonies on the early days of birth control in Britain from the BBC archive. This programme was first broadcast in 2013.

(Photo: Dr Marie Stopes, photographed in 1953. Credit: Baron/Getty Images)

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