Post: #1

Could women be trusted with their own home pregnancy test?

We all know the drastic impact things like birth control pills, condoms, & porn have had on society, as well male and female relations. How about the home pregnancy test?

This (trigger warning) feminist-slanted article describes the story of the woman who invented the first home pregnancy test. Since this is the NYTimes and written by a feminist, most of the facts are completely suspect. But, apparently, there was a lot of opposition to the idea:

Quote:They all said no. The company’s market was doctors, and doctors would hate this product that made their services seem less necessary. On top of that, her managers seemed terrified by scenarios in which hysterical women killed themselves. “What if a senator’s daughter, unmarried, found she was pregnant and jumped off a bridge?” one asked. “The company would have to go under for that.”

Seems ridiculous when you think about it now. My instinct tells me something is being left out, as far as why people opposed this product.

I'm curious what RVF members have to say about the first home pregnancy tests and what impact it has had, both positive and negative.

Side Note:
Heroic feminist inventor of the home pregnancy test gets the product passed by hooking up with an experienced ad exec:

Quote:As the meeting came to order, a lanky adman appeared in the doorway and shook hands all around. This was Ira Sturtevant, who had been hired to oversee the marketing plan....

Ms. Crane was sure of two things: She would prove that her model could be affordably manufactured and distributed to women. And she would spend the rest of her life with Ira Sturtevant.

Anyone get the sense Ira was actually the man behind the product?

Post: #2

Woman makes a change to an existing product and gets her idea stolen by management. Unlike the legions of men who have this happen every day in the tech industry, she creates a heroic feminist storyline to firmly establish her snowflakeness.

Post: #3

the only thing women invent is bullshit stories