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NOVA: The Pill for the People

Nova (1977)

Documentary | United States

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SEASON: 4

EPISODE: 8 - The Pill for the People

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NOVA profiles chemist Russell Marker who made the birth control pill possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the hormone progesterone.

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Narrator: Will Lyman, Neil Ross
RUNTIME: 55 min

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