The History of Birth Control

Posted by Miss Cellania in Medicine on October 29, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Newsweek presents a pictorial history of birth control methods. We’ve come a long way since the Greek philosopher Aristotle recommended olive oil as a spermicide! Link -Thanks, Steadyburn!

 
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Vintage Birth Control

Posted by Alex in Funny, Medicine, Pictures on May 13, 2009 at 4:15 pm


Photo: wackystuff

How did people practice birth control back in the days? Here’s a tongue-in-cheek postcard c. 1907 that illustrates one such method.

More retro-goodness at Jeffrey Errick’s 100 most interesting images at Flickr: Link

 
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Female Merit Badges

Posted by Jill Harness in Arts & Crafts, Fashion, Funny, Pictures on January 31, 2009 at 5:27 pm

There’s something delightfully fun about these semi-retro and slightly-sexist female merit badges created by Artist Mary Yeager.

My female merit badges illustrate female “rites of passage” as well as the myriad physical manipulations women undergo to achieve cultural ideals of beauty, such as weight watching, whether or not to shave or wear makeup, etc. I’ve created tiny replicas of female products, such as a birth control pill pack and a pregnancy test. The miniature scale and meticulous, hand-embroidered surfaces convey my impressions of growing up female in our culture.

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