Bless the Diaphragm!
Bless the Diaphragm!
The “womb veil”, today known as a diaphragm or a cervical cap, was a popular 19th century form of contraception. Advocated by Emma Goldman and Margaret Sanger, they were sold widely through mail-order catalogues. In 1884, Dr. Edward Bliss Foote wrote in his book Medical Common Sense, “It places conception entirely under the control of the wife, to whom it naturally belongs; for it is for her to say at what time and under what circumstances, she will become the mother, and the moral, religious, and physical instructress of offspring.”
