Original Photo Planned Parenthood Class in Rural India, 1965

[Planned Parenthood], India

Original Photo

[Birth Control] [India] 2 silver gelatin print photographs showing Rural Indian women learn about birth control in outdoor classroom. An Indian woman instructor from International Planned Parenthood Federation leads a demonstration on different contraceptive health devices. 2 silver gelatin print photographs. 11 x 8 in. Original press photos. Filing stamps on back dated “18 Okt 1965”. Printed on the van behind speaker: “Van donated by International Planned Parenthood Federation / Imported through Church World Service”. In 1952, India was the first country in the wold to implement a family planning strategy as part of national development. The same year, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), a global offshoot fo Planned Parenthood with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning, was founded in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) by Margaret Sanger and Lady Rama Rau. Educators would use vans such as these to travel around rural areas and teach women in makeshift classrooms—sometimes even outdoors, as in this images. These original press photo taken by photojournalist within tight timeframe for the benefit of particular editorial board and with the aim of usage by the press to illustrate an article often affected public opinion in the nation. Crease to bottom right corner of vertical photo. Both in very good condition.

Item #16929

Price: $120.00