r asked Katharine McCormick, a philanthropist and long time friend, to fund the development of !
             a contraceptive for a woman that was as simple to take as any oral medication. They enlisted Dr. Gregory Pincus, a biochemist, and Dr. John Rock, an obstetrician-gynecologist, to research and develop such a contraceptive based on the use of hormones to control fertility and ovulation. The product of this research was Enovid, more commonly known as "The Pill". It was approved for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after only minimal studies in 1960 and made available to consumers the following year. This pill, whi
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