-
Women allowed in medical school.
Quaker physicians establish the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, PA to give women a chance to learn medicine. The first women graduated under police guard. -
Opposition to abortion
American Medical Association announces opposition to abortion. In 1860, Connecticut is the first state to prohibit all abortions, both before and after quickening -
Birthrate decreases
The birth rate continues its downward spiral as reliable condoms become available. By the late 1900s, women will raise an average of only two or three children -
First women to recieve PH.D
Helen Magill is the first woman to receive a Ph.D. at a US school, a doctorate in Greek from Boston University -
American Birth Control League
Margaret Sanger organizes the American Birth Control League, which becomes Federation of Planned Parenthood in 1942. -
Birth Control Pills
The Food and Drug Administration approves birth control pills. -
Abortion
In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court establishes a woman's right to abortion, effectively canceling the anti-abortion laws of 46 states.