1. Birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
   - Marie Stopes, Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes

1. (mining) a step-like excavation in a mine where ore is extracted
   "The miners descended into the stope to continue ore extraction"

1. (mining) excavate ore in a series of steps or layers, typically to efficiently remove valuable minerals
   "The miners stoped the gold-bearing rock from the vein"

Type of: birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer

Encyclopedia: Stopes, Marie Carmichael