She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement. She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement. McCormick, Katharine (1875-1967), Birth Control and Family Planning, Women and Girls, Sanger, Margaret, Research, Women’s Rights, Philanthropy, Biographical Information, Deaths (Obituaries) NYT > Science