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Buried History: The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test

2025/5/8
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Alexandra Lord
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Amy Gastelum
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Arthur Cover
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Deborah Unger
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Jesse Oshinko-Grin
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Margaret Crane
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Wendy Klein
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Deborah Unger: 本期节目讲述了玛格丽特·克莱恩的故事，她是一位设计出第一个家用验孕试剂盒的女性，她的贡献在很长一段时间内被遗忘了，直到最近才得到应有的认可。 Margaret Crane: 我在药厂实验室工作时，看到验孕测试的过程，这给了我设计家用验孕试剂盒的想法。我认为家用验孕试剂盒的制作很简单，只需要试管和镜子，女性自己就能操作。女性应该有权自己了解自己的怀孕情况，而不是由权威人士告知。公司一开始并不重视我的设计，因为这会影响他们现有的实验室验孕业务，他们也担心家用验孕试剂盒在社会和医学界的接受度。但我坚持不懈，最终说服了一位高管，并通过自己寻找供应商，降低了生产成本，最终促使公司采用我的设计。家用验孕试剂盒上市后，受到了部分人的强烈反对，但也得到了许多女性的欢迎。 Amy Gastelum: 玛格丽特·克莱恩的故事反映了女性在科学领域面临的困境：辛勤工作却得不到应有的认可和回报。克莱恩对家用验孕试剂盒行业的贡献巨大，她理解了将产品销售给女性的重要性。 Jesse Oshinko-Grin: 1969年英国医学协会警告说，女性自行进行验孕测试可能会有风险。 Wendy Klein: 美国医生与英国医生一样，认为验孕测试应该由医生来进行，并带有道德评判。 Arthur Cover: Organon公司对女性的待遇不好，这与当时的社会环境有关。克莱恩的设计是家用验孕试剂盒成功的关键。 Alexandra Lord: 克莱恩设计的家用验孕试剂盒简单实用，是一个重大突破。克莱恩的故事说明了非科学家也能对科学产品的推广做出重大贡献。

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Today, we take it for granted that you can buy a home pregnancy test at the pharmacy. Before the end of the 1970s, this was not the case. Then along came Margaret Crane, a young designer working for a pharmaceutical company. Looking at the rows of pregnancy tests in the lab one day in 1965, she thought, “Well, women could do that at home!” But Crane faced an uphill battle to convince the pharmaceutical companies, the medical community, and conservative social leaders that at-home pregnancy testing was safe and necessary.

This podcast first aired in 2014, when Margaret Crane’s role in the development of the home pregnancy test was eventually recognized. Almost 10 years later, Crane’s experience remains relevant as women continue to fight for their reproductive rights. Making Contact) is a radio show and podcast from Frequencies of Change Media. 

For a full list of the episode credits, go to: Buried History: The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test).

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