Birth Control in #AncientEgypt

In ancient Egypt, “Birth control and abortions were available to married and unmarried women” (Mark, 8).

The #EbersPapyrus from #1500BCE, describes a “prescription to make a woman cease to become pregnant” (Mark, 8). The oldest known medical papyrus, the #KahunPapyrus (#1800BCE), “deals with diseases of women” (Watterson, 20).

“All children, whether boys or girls, were welcome at birth by ancient Egyptians” (Watterson, 17).

#WomensRights #Autonomy #AncientGynecology #BirthControl #Abortion #Histodon #AncientHistory