jul 23, 1960 - Birth control pill invented
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contributed to sexual revolution [cause] ALFRED KINSEY- research during late 1940s/50s showed premarital sex, cheating, and homosexuality were more common than ppl thought; SCIENCE- antibiotics for STDs and introduction of contraceptive pill made it seem less risky
[reaction] many in the 1980s blamed the increase in illegitimate births, teen pregnancy, rape/sexual abuse, and spread of AIDS on this kind of behavior
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