Description |
xviii, 397 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-380) and index. |
Summary |
In 1916, Margaret Sanger made her legal stand against the repressive laws forbidding the distribution of obscene articles-including any information on contraception. Though embraced by feminists, socialists, birth-control advocates, and the working class, her ideas are still as controversial and valid today as they were ninety years ago. Margaret Sanger was a controversial fighter for legalized birth control and visionary whose ideas formed Planned Parenthood. In this book Miriam Reed compiles historical and personal commentary on a broad selection of Sanger's letters, articles, and speeches. It features the original articles "Nothing" and "What Every Girl Should Know" from The New York Call, which sparked the ongoing struggle for women's reproductive freedom. |
Subject |
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966.
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Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966 -- Correspondence.
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Birth control -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Added Author |
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966.
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ISBN |
1569802556 (casebound) |
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1569802467 (pbk.) |
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