Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
The First Birth Control Clinic
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018
1. The First Birth Control Clinic Marker
Dr. Marie Stopes
in 1921
at Holloway and
removed here in
1925
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1880.
Location. 51° 31.386′ N, 0° 8.277′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Whitfield Street just south of Grafton Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Whitfield Street, Camden, England W1T 5BE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Andres Bello (within shouting distance of this marker); Francisco de Miranda (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Francisco de Miranda (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Charles Eastlake (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); A.W. Hofmann (about 150 meters away); Roger Fry (about 150 meters away); Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N. (about 180 meters away); Virginia Woolf (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Regarding The First Birth Control Clinic. The marker refers to the first birth control clinic in the United Kingdom. The first birth control clinic in the United States was opened
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Marie Stopes (1880 - 1958) (BBC). "Stopes was a campaigner for women's rights and a pioneer in the field of family planning....In 1921, Stopes opened a family planning clinic in Holloway, north London, the first in the country. It offered a free service to married women and also gathered data about contraception. In 1925, the clinic moved to central London and others opened across the country. By 1930, other family planning organisations had been set up and they joined forces with Stopes to form the National Birth Control Council (later the Family Planning Association)." (Submitted on April 5, 2018.)
2. Marie Stopes (Wikipedia). "Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 – 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and women's rights. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, and was the first female academic on the faculty of the University of Manchester. With her second husband, Humphrey Verdon Roe, Stopes founded the first birth control clinic in Britain. Stopes edited the newsletter Birth Control News, which gave explicit practical advice. Her sex manual Married Love (1918) was controversial and influential, and brought the subject of birth control into wide public discourse. Stopes
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018
2. The First Birth Control Clinic Marker - Wide View
Additional keywords. contraception
Underwood and Underwood (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress), circa 1921
3. Dr. Marie C. Stopes, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
