"In 1963 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first oral contraceptive for marketing. Ortho Pharmaceutical introduced its first birth control pill in 1963, and by 1965, the Pill became the nation’s leading method of reversible contraception." There were side effects and risks like high blood pressure, weight gain, headaches, blood-clots and cancer. They have improved greatly in the last 50 years, and are now more safe than they were at that time.
"In 1961, American Wilma Rudolph ran the 100-meter dash in 11.2 seconds for a new world record. The 1963 Equal Pay Act made it illegal to pay men and women different wages for equal work. Betty Friedan published her book, The Feminine Mystique, in 1963. Mary Quant introduced the miniskirt"
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