The pill
Chronicles little-known chapters in the history of the birth control pill and examines how much the pharmaceutical industry was willing to risk women's health. Puerto Rican women who became underinformed test subjects are interviewed, as are Gloria Steinem, journalist Barbara Seaman, women'...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Women Make Movies,
[2005?], c1999.
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| Summary: | Chronicles little-known chapters in the history of the birth control pill and examines how much the pharmaceutical industry was willing to risk women's health. Puerto Rican women who became underinformed test subjects are interviewed, as are Gloria Steinem, journalist Barbara Seaman, women's health activist Alice Wolfson, doctors who helped develop the pill, a medical ethicist, and other pill users. |
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| Item Description: | Previously released as a videocassette in 1999. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R; may not play on all DVD players. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Charles Konowal, Jim Aquila ; editing, Caroline Christe ; music, Glenn Buhr. |