Absolutely. During the first wave of feminism, some feminists argued that empowerment with the vote would be useless without women having agency over their own bodies.

In fact, not only was contraception not available, it was illegal to distribute information about contraception (Comstock Laws) because it was considered indecent.

It would be impossible for women to find success and empowerment if they are constantly slaves to childbirth and child rearing which is what they had been prior to c. 1800.