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Marie Stopes (October 15 1880 - October 2 1958) was a Scottish author, campaigner for women's rights and pioneer in the field of family planning. Stopes edited the journal Birth Control News which gave anatomically explicit advice, and in addition to her enthusiasm for protests at places of worship this provoked protest from both the Church of England and the Catholic Church. Her sex manual Married Love, which was written while she was still a virgin, was controversial and influential.
In 1911 she married Reginald Ruggles Gates; this marriage was unconsummated and was annulled in 1914. In 1918 she married Humphrey Verdon Roe, brother of Alliot Verdon Roe.
Stopes opened the UK's first family planning clinic, the Mothers' Clinic at 61, Marlborough Road, Holloway, North London on March 17, 1921. The clinic offered a free service to married women and also gathered scientific data about contraception. The opening of the clinic created one of the greatest social impacts of the 20th century and marked the start of a new era in which couples, for the first time, could reliably take control over their fertility.
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You can take no credit for beauty at 16 yrs old. But if you are beautiful at 60 yrs old, it will be your soul's own doing. ~Marie Stopes #FB
onybeauty (ony powers) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:24:34 -0000
You can take no credit for beauty at 16 yrs old. But if you are beautiful at 60 yrs old, it will be your soul's own doing. ~Marie Stopes #FB
Arts and Entertainment | The Independent UK - Sex, maths and a ...: Marie Stopes wrote a sex manual for women after... http://bit.ly/8ZFGQV
Anna_Rich (Anna Rich) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:04:45 -0000
Arts and Entertainment | The Independent UK - Sex, maths and a ...: Marie Stopes wrote a sex manual for women after... http://bit.ly/8ZFGQV
"Children are a great help. They are a comfort in your old age. And they help you reach it faster, too." - Marie Stopes :)
CristineToh (Cristine Toh :D) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:39:47 -0000
"Children are a great help. They are a comfort in your old age. And they help you reach it faster, too." - Marie Stopes :)
you can take no credit for beauty at sixteen.. but if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing ~ Marie Stopes
april2592 (april bautista) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:27:19 -0000
you can take no credit for beauty at sixteen.. but if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing ~ Marie Stopes
RT @davidjolson: Marie Stopes International is in Copenhagen to talk about using family planning to fight climate change: http://tinyurl ...
cdns11 (Gina) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:14:47 -0000
RT @davidjolson: Marie Stopes International is in Copenhagen to talk about using family planning to fight climate change: http://tinyurl ...
Greeting Card, Khmer New Year 2010: Jérémie Montessuis posted a photo: For Marie Stopes International, Cambodia. http://bit.ly/8rORSP
Healthsh (Health Sh) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:31:26 -0000
Greeting Card, Khmer New Year 2010: Jérémie Montessuis posted a photo: For Marie Stopes International, Cambodia. http://bit.ly/8rORSP
Marie Stopes - Biography of the feminist crusader who established Britain's first birth control clinic. Includes excerpts from her letters.
Marie Stopes: 20th Century Pioneer of Sexual Pleasure - An account of her life and contributions to the development of birth control, sex education, and society's recognition of female sexuality.
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