The Birth Control Pill and the Effects on Modern America
Grades 9-12
The contraceptive pill, approved in 1960, had a profound political, economic and social impact on modern America. The pill gave many women something earlier generations lacked: the ability to plan when to have children. American women now marry and give birth at later ages, families tend to be smaller and women have become a dominant presence in graduate schools and professions. The pill brought changes that continue to shape how Americans think about work, relationships and family.
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