Interview with John Rock, June 15, 1979
Project: Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project
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Dr. John Rock became acquainted with Mary Breckinridge through his wife, who was with Breckinridge during her work with C.A.R.D. (American Committee for Devastated France). Rock discusses his development of the birth control pill and its introduction in Leslie County as well as in Puerto Rico. He also mentions birth control work in India. Rock comments upon his association with Breckinridge during the time the study was conducted in Leslie County and her views concerning birth control in regard to the local population.Interview Accession
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Rock, John Interview by Dale Deaton. 15 Jun. 1979. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Rock, J. (1979, June 15). Interview by D. Deaton. Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Rock, John, interview by Dale Deaton. June 15, 1979, Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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