Workers' Birth Control Group
| Formation | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dora Russell, Frida Laski, Leah L'Estrange Malone, Dorothy Thurtle, Ernest Thurtle |
| Purpose | To bring pressure to bear through Parliament and otherwise on the Ministry of Health to recognise Birth Control as an essential part of Public Health work, and therefore to allow information to be given by the Local Health Authorities at their Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Meanwhile to help the promotion of Birth Control Clinics. |
| Location | |
President | Dorothy Jewson |
Chairman | Leah L'Estrange Malone |
Vice-chairman | Dr. Maurice Newfield |
Secretary | Dora Russell |
Workers' Birth Control Group was a British organisation which sought to enable working class women to access birth control information and treatment, safely and free of charge. It was founded in 1924, in the wake of the women's conference of the Labour Party, by a group which included Dora Russell, Frida Laski, and Dorothy Jewson. The group deliberately distanced itself from other existing birth control organisations, which were typically middle class and inspired by ideas of eugenics.