Edward Bliss Foote | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio | February 20, 1829
Died | October 5, 1906 Larchmont, New York | (aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Author |
Known for | Free Speech League |
Edward Bliss Foote (February 20, 1829 – October 5, 1906) was an American medical doctor, writer, and advocate for birth control.[1][2][3]
Edward Bliss Foote was born in Cleveland on February 20, 1829.[4]
In 1858, he published Medical Common Sense, which contained frank discussion of sexual health for the general public.[5] He was subsequently convicted under the Comstock Act and forced to remove information about birth control from the book.[5] He was a co-founder of the Free Speech League.
He died in Larchmont, New York on October 5, 1906.[6]