In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young designer creating packaging for a pharmaceutical company. Looking at the rows of pregnancy tests she thought, “Well, women could do that at home!” and so she made it a reality for potentially pregnant people to be able to know about and take control of their own lives and bodies. 

But while the design of the prototype was simple, Crane faced the issues we continue to fight when it comes to reproductive rights and the health and autonomy of people who give birth: an uphill battle to convince the pharmaceutical companies, the medical community and conservative social leaders that at-home pregnancy testing was safe and necessary. After all this, Crane is only now receiving credit for her contributions to the industry.

Learn more about the story and find the transcript on radioproject.org. [https://www.radioproject.org/2024/02/the-feminist-birth-of-the-home-pregnancy-test]

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EPISODE FEATURES: This episode features Margaret Crane, graphic designer and inventor of the first home pregnancy test; Wendy Kline, Dema G. Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine, History Faculty Purdue University; Jesse Olszynko-Gryn, Head of the Laboratory for Oral History and Experimental Media at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science; Arthur Kover, Emeritus Professor of Marketing, Fordham University; and Alexandra Lord, Chair, Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History. 

MAKING CONTACT: This episode is hosted by Amy Gastelum. It is produced by Anita Johnson, Lucy Kang, Salima Hamirani, and Amy Gastelum. Our executive director is Jina Chung. 

MUSIC: This episode includes “Podington Bear,” by Rhythm and Strings. 

Learn More: 
National Museum of American History: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1803285
A Woman's Right to Know, Pregnancy Testing in 20th Century Britain: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262544399/a-womans-right-to-know/
Predictor, by Jennifer Blackmer: https://newplayexchange.org/plays/348156/predictor

Making Contact

The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test

The voices of medical staff are key to ensuring the delivery of safe access zones, says Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay.

Ms Mackay’s comments come ahead of today’s evidence session for her Bill, which will create 200 metre safe access zones, or ‘buffer zones’ to stop anti-choice campaign groups from protesting outside abortion service providers.

Gillian Mackay on why the voices of medical staff are crucial to creating buffer zones

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from a recent moving meditation.
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Daily Inspirations For Women- A Recent Moving Meditation

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American columnist Maureen Dowd. 
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Daily Inspirations For Women- Maureen Dowd

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from psychptherapist Amy Morin
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Daily Inspirations For Women- Amy Morin

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American performer Dita Von Teese.
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Daily Inspirations For Women- Dita Von Teese

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American activist and social worker Chief Wilma Mankilller.
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Daily Inspirations For Women - Chief Wilma Mankiller

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American film producer Laura Baron.
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Daily Inspirations For Women- Laura Baron

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American author Toni Cade Bambara.
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Daily Inspirations For Women- Toni Cade Bambara

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American musican Taylor Swift.

Daily Inspirations For Women- Taylor Swift

Start your day with the wise words of trailblazing women from the past and present. Let their words of inspiration guide and carry you through your day…today's inspiration comes from the American actress Mary Tyler Moore
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Daily Inspirations For Women- Mary Tyler Moore

If It Is Such A Grave Sin, Why Didn't He Mention It?
What does taking autonomy over our bodies away from women implicate regarding our self identity and society's view of us? Pastor Siri Strommen joins us to discuss the topic of abortion and a woman's right to choose.
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What Did Jesus Say On The Subject Of Abortion?

Today we share excerpts from “She's Beautiful When She's Angry,” a documentary filled with stories that still resonate today as women face new challenges around reproductive rights and sexual violence. 

The documentary tells the stories of the activists of the Women’s Liberation Movement that gained traction in the late 1960s and led to social and policy changes that set women on a path towards equality and reproductive justice. It also addresses the intersections of race and gender and the experiences of the Black women who were integral to this movement. 

The film is about activists, those who inspire, organize, and revolutionize the world by changing the standards and broadening what we think is possible. 

Learn more about the story and find the transcript on radioproject.org. [https://www.radioproject.org/2024/03/reproductive-justice-the-ongoing-struggle-for-bodily-autonomy-encore]

Making Contact [https://radioproject.org/] is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

EPISODE FEATURES: Alta, Chude Pamela Allen, Judith Arcana, Nona Willis Aronowitz, Fran Beal, Heather Booth, Rita Mae Brown, Susan Brownmiller, Linda Burnham, Jacqui Ceballos, Mary Jean Collins, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Muriel Fox, Jo Freeman, Carol Giardina, Susan Griffin, Karla Jay, Kate Millett, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Denise Oliver-Velez, OBOS, Trina Robbins, Ruth Rosen, Vivian Rothstein, Marlene Sanders, Alix Kates Shulman, Ellen Shumsky, Marilyn Webb, Virginia Whitehill, Ellen Willis, Alice Wolfson.

MAKING CONTACT: This episode is hosted by Anita Johnson. It is produced by Anita Johnson, Lucy Kang, Salima Hamirani, and Amy Gastelum. Our executive director is Jina Chung. 

DOCUMENTARY CREDITS:
-Director: Mary Dore
-Producers: Mary Dore & Nancy Kennedy, Geralyn Dreyfous
-Executive Producers: Pamela Tanner Boll and Elizabeth Driehaus
-Films Composer: Mark degli Antoni
-Melancholy Guitar by Scott Anderson, courtesy of For The Bible Tells Me So Ltd
-Wake up- Instrumental by Arian Saleh. Courtesy of Audio Socket

MUSIC: This episode includes Grand Caravan by Blue Dot Session & Build a View by Corey Gray.

LEARN MORE:
She's Beautiful When She's Angry: http://www.shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com/

Reproductive Justice: The Ongoing Struggle for Bodily Autonomy (Encore)

i was a certified lover boy but honestly never mind its her loss this one is for all the dogs

Sigma Males (Prod. RYNO)

The funniest joke in the world, courtesy of the UN forum for women's rights.

Funniest Saudi Joke in the World

Birth of Rights Episode 1

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Walking on eggshells can be exhausting, right? Jesus didn’t shy away from hard or controversial conversations in His day, and we’re following His example! Join us for this five-week series as we consider what God has to say about relevant topics today like politics, women in leadership, race, money, and suffering.

Talking On Eggshells - Women | Kensington Church Audiocast | With Andrew Kim

At Kensington, we talk a lot. And sometimes those conversations are important or interesting. (Occasionally, both.) We want you to be able to listen in – something we share may be just what you need to hear.

For People. For Planet. 🌍

Promoted by Pete Morrison on behalf of the Scottish Green Party, both at 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh EH6 5QN.

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