Plan-C: Coke Douching (Updated)

I learned this weekend that “Coke- douching” was once a practiced form of folklore contraception here in the United States. As this 12/8/1985 Chicago Tribune article on the right reports, science has shown there is some basis in fact for this home remedy as Coca-Cola Classic is an "effective" spermicide. However, the scientists involved with the study don’t recommend this form of birth control due to the speed with which sperm can move out of the vagina.

Left unmentioned is the proper form of douching with Coca-Cola.  I presume one tips back the woman’s legs and pours it in to ensure maximum coverage, sperm killing, and effectiveness. However, that is speculation on my part. If anyone knows from a similar study or personal experience, drop us a line and I'll update this article.

And we have an update. Someone saw my article on Twitter and providing the following information. Apparently "Coke-douching" performed by shaking it up and spraying it in.

As for the rest of her comments:

A)This was a form of birth control, however ineffective or distasteful we find it today.
B) I care little for the "stupid crowd" or its fate.
C) Effectiveness is a matter of opinion.

Document(s) of the Week# 16 The Renatta Predmore Case

In the mid 1970s, Renatta Predmore filed a lawsuit against the NSA after she discovered she was denied a promotion due to her gender.  She prevailed.  The 1976 settlement of her case forced the NSA to include a woman on every promotion board. In 1980, a codicil amending this settlement compelled the NSA to to publish the male/female composition of their promotion boards each year. (1) Below are copies of those documents

Women in NSA Documents

A NSA history concedes that lawsuit did not totally end discrimination, but giving "a fair hearing for women at promotion time." (2) However as James Bamford documented in Body of Secret,  the NSA still had serious deficiencies in this regard. (3)

(1) Jill Frahm, From Librarians to Leadership: Women at NSA, Cryptologic Almanac 50th Anniversary Series http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/crypto_almanac_50th/From_Librarians_to_Leadership.pdf
(2) Jill Frahm, From Librarians to Leadership: Women at NSA, Cryptologic Almanac 50th Anniversary Series http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/_files/crypto_almanac_50th/From_Librarians_to_Leadership.pdf
(3) James Bamford, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency, (New York: Anchor Books: 2002) 559-60