Joel Pomales (@joelpomales.bsky.social)

‘Las Borinqueñas’: How American women’s freedom came at the expense of Puerto Rican women’s autonomy Few know that the origins of birth control pills trace back to Puerto Rico — even though about 65% of women aged 15 to 49 in the United States were using contraception in 2017, with nearly 13% relying on the pill. Las Borinqueñas, presented by Vision Latino Theatre Company, tells the story of the Puerto Rican women who participated in early trials for the pill, and how they were used as test subjects by American doctors. https://depauliaonline.com/80013/ladepaulia/las-borinquenas-how-american-womens-freedom-came-at-the-expense-of-puerto-rican-womens-autonomy/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social