Katharine Dexter McCormick is probably most well known for her philanthropic role in the development of the first birth control pill. That’s assuming you know her name at all! This woman used her incredible wealth to truly bring about change starting with the suffrage movement. Dig into today’s episode to hear more about how a lifelong friendship with Margaret Sanger led to Katharine’s greatest accomplishment at the age of 72.

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Sources used to write this episode:

Wikipedia

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-katharine-dexter-mccormick-1875-1967/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/roots-pill/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yUy5jj9WW0

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai