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American Psychiatric Association: Homosexuality Not a “Mental …

WEBIn a major breakthrough for lesbian and gay rights, the American Psychiatric Association on this day removed the designation of homosexuality as a mental illness. The designation …

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Margaret Sanger Founds American Birth Control League

WEBLed by Margaret Sanger, the new league became the leading birth control advocacy group in the country. The merger and the new organization set the stage for the first national …

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President Nixon Discusses Population Issues, Endorses Family …

WEBIn a speech on this day, President Richard Nixon expressed his support for family planning, more research on birth control, and government-supported family planning services for …

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Dr. Marie Stopes Opens First Birth Control Clinic in England

WEBDr. Marie Carmichael Stopes was a pioneer in the birth control movement. She opened the first birth control clinic in England on this day. The clinic was run by …

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Supreme Court Upholds Connecticut Anti-Birth Control Law

WEBIn Tileston v.Ullman, decided on this day, the Supreme Court upheld a Connecticut law banning the use of drugs or instruments that prevented conception.The attorney in the …

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President Nixon Signs Public Health Services Act – Federal Support

WEBPresident Richard Nixon on this day signed into law the Public Health Services Act, which included federal support for family planning services. A Republican, Nixon was a strong …

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President Johnson Endorses Federal Aid for Family Planning

WEBIn a Special Message to Congress on Domestic Health and Education, President Lyndon Johnson called for federal support for family planning services. The first federal support …

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Mary Ware Dennett, Feminist, Birth Control Activist, and Civil

WEBMary Ware Dennett, a leading feminist and birth control advocate in the first half of the 20th century, died on this day. In the 1920s, she was Margaret Sanger's chief rival for …

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First Abortion Case Is Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court

WEBThe Supreme Court on this day heard the first abortion rights case to be argued before the court. The case of Dr. Milan Vuitch centered on whether an anti-abortion law in the …

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“504” Sit-in at HEW by Disability Rights Activists

WEBDisability rights activists staged a sit-in at U.S. Health, Education and Welfare headquarters on this day, because HEW Secretary Joseph Califano had refused to develop …

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Margaret Sanger Opens First Birth Control Clinic in America

WEBBirth control pioneer Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. on this day in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. She opened the clinic with …

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Events Today in Civil Liberties History

WEBA calendar of civil liberties history, with an average of about six events for each day

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Condoms for Troops in WW I Today in Civil Liberties History

WEBCondoms for Troops in WW I. Despite restrictions on birth control devices and even discussing birth control in the U.S., the government distributed condoms to troops during …

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“We’ve Been ‘Cooling Off’ for 350 Years!” Civil Rights Leader

WEBJames Farmer, Director of C.O.R.E. and leader of the Freedom Ride, publicly rebuked Attorney General Robert Kennedy on this day for suggesting a cooling off period for the …

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NYC Voters Abolish Civilian Complaint Review Board for the Police

WEBThe voters abolished the CCRB by a margin of two to one, and it was clear to many observers that fear of crime was a major factor in the election. Twenty-seven years later, …

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New York Law Allows Women as Jurors

WEBNew York State on this day granted women the right to serve on juries. Women were banned from serving on juries in many states, and the New York law was an early effort …

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Dr. Alan Guttmacher Issues Early Call for Legalized Abortion

WEBDr. Alan Guttmacher, of Johns Hopkins University Medical School, on this day issued an early call for legalized abortion, arguing that it was time end the “patent hypocrisy” of the …

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President Eisenhower: “Women: Where Are They Not Equal

WEBAt a Cabinet meeting on this day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower made the comment, “Women, where are they not equal?”. The statement reflected both Eisenhower’s …

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“Birth of a Baby” Public Health Photographs Called Obscene

WEBLife Magazine published 35 photographs from the public health education film, Birth of a Baby. Some moralists on this day called the pictures “obscene.”. The magazine was …

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Jazz Great Miles Davis Beaten by NYC Police

WEBThe great jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was beaten by New York City police officers and arrested on this day while standing on the sidewalk outside a jazz club where he was …

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Joe McCarthy Aides Tour Europe, Purge Overseas U.S. Libraries

WEBSenator Joe McCarthy’s chief aides, Roy Cohn and G. David Schine, arrived in Germany on this day, with plans to remove allegedly “pro-Communist” materials from U.S. …

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Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa Play First Racially

WEBBenny Goodman (clarinet), Teddy Wilson (piano) and Gene Krupa (drums) on this day, Easter Sunday, held a concert at the Congress Hotel in Chicago in the first racially …

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