Katherine McCormick, Woman Activist

Katherine McCormick, Woman Activist

When her husband passed away, Katherine McCormick became the heir to a vast fortune, and knew right away she wanted to use it to help women. After meeting with Gregory Goodwin Pincus and Dr. John Rock, she began to fund their trials for the first oral contraceptive. With their combined efforts, the FDA approved the pill and it became available to women across the country. She also created the Stanley McCormick Hall, an all female dormitory building for MIT that would house over 200 female students. When she passed away, her will left $5 million to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. With this money, Planned Parenthood created the Katharine Dexter McCormick Library in New York City.

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22 April 1913

Katherine McCormick

Source: Katharine McCormick. (2012, September 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 17, 2012, from http://bit.ly/RTkeG7

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