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Sanger, Margaret Higgins - 1883–1966, American leader in the birth control movement, b. Corning, N.Y. Personal experience and work as a public-health nurse convinced her that family planning, especially where poverty was a factor, was a necessary step in social progress. She studied in London with Havelock Ellis and others and, back in the United States, began her campaign almost

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Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger » Read Now
by David M. Kennedy. 307 pgs.

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Woman and the New Race » Read Now
by Margaret Sanger. 236 pgs.

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...WOMAN AND THE NEW RACE BY MARGARET SANGER WITH A PREFACE BY HAVELOCK...That is why the little book by Margaret Sanger, whose right to speak with authority...after his...
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Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography » Read Now
by Margaret Sanger. 504 pgs.

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...MARGARET SANGER Margaret Sanger MARGARET SANGER An Autobiography NEW YORK W W NORTON COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1938, by W. W. NORTON COMPANY, INC. 70 Fifth Avenue, New...
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Women's Rights ("Margaret Sanger and the Fight for Birth Conrol, 1883-1966" begins on p. 126) » Read Now
by Christine A. Lunardini. 220 pgs.

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"... an excellent, involving title which provides a great deal of documented research on the nature of and changes affecting women's rights in this country". -- The Bookwatch
The women's movement in America is not a recent phenomenon. In this clear and comprehensive reference work, the author...
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"... an excellent, involving title which provides a great deal of documented research on the nature of and changes affecting women's rights in this country". -- The Bookwatch
The women's movement in America is not a recent phenomenon. In this clear and comprehensive reference work, the author chronicles the achievements and setbacks in the 200-year struggle for equality for women. Readers will discover the profound social impact the movement has had on American culture and society as they review a wide variety of topics and events. These range from women's efforts to keep the economy intact during the Revolutionary era to the present-day challenges of sex discrimination and work-related issues. Also featured are the biographies of women who have played key roles in the struggle for women's rights, as well as a fascinating chronology of the women's movement. The text is enhanced with photos and illustrations, and a glossary and detailed bibliography are also included. Women's Rights will give readers new insights into one of the most complicated issues of our time and will help them understand that equality is clearly an ongoing struggle.
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Against the Tide: Women Reformers in American Society ("Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement" begins on p. 125) » Read Now
by Paul A. Cimbala, Randall M. Miller. 172 pgs.

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Against the Tide is a collection of in-depth biographical essays on the most important women reformers in American history. This reader will be useful in any history course that deals with the important contributions made by women to the development of our government and society from the early...
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Against the Tide is a collection of in-depth biographical essays on the most important women reformers in American history. This reader will be useful in any history course that deals with the important contributions made by women to the development of our government and society from the early republic to today. The volume combines scholarly vitality with readability, making it appropriate for all levels of students.
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Margaret Sanger: She Believed Reproductive Rights Could Change History without Class War, in The Nation » Read Now
by Ellen Chesler. 3 pgs.

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Sexual Power: Feminism and the Family in America ("Margaret Sanger" begins on p. 87) » Read Now
by Carolyn R. Johnston. 416 pgs.

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Since the early 1970s, scholars have argued, defined, and refined a wide range of interpretations of American women's lives. Despite the richness of the recent literature, few interpretations sufficiently credit women's family and sexual experiences for the emergence of feminism and the construction...
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Since the early 1970s, scholars have argued, defined, and refined a wide range of interpretations of American women's lives. Despite the richness of the recent literature, few interpretations sufficiently credit women's family and sexual experiences for the emergence of feminism and the construction of pro-family agendas. Thus, Johnston's approach offers an opportunity to view the history of feminism and the family from a fresh perspective. Much of the literature on feminism has focused on women's oppression and victimization, rather than on the power that women historically have exerted. Johnston's interpretation of American feminism differs from previous works because she argues that the gradual growth of feminist consciousness lies not simply in oppression or feelings of victimization, but paradoxically in a growing sense of empowerment of women as wives and mothers. Johnston explores critical questions concerning American women's sexual lives. How have women's empowering experiences in the family shaped,feminist consciousness and action? How have feminists confronted family issues? How have women exerted sexual power? How was it contained within the limits of patriarchal society at times, while at other times it fueled the fires of feminist rebellion? How have gender and class issues affected domestic politics and feminism?
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From Private Vice to Public Virtue: The Birth Control Movement and American Society since 1830 (Chap. 22 "Margaret Sanger from Exile: The Founding of the International Planned Parenthood Federation") » Read Now
by James Reed. 456 pgs.

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...Papers; Sophia Smith Collection, Margaret Sanger Papers and Dorothy Brush Papers...Explosion 281 22 Margaret Sanger from Exile: The Founding of...to analysis of the efforts...
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Women Public Speakers in the United States, 1925-1993: A Bio-critical Sourcebook ("Margaret Higgins Sanger" begins on p. 238) » Read Now
by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. 491 pgs.

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This volume, the second of two companion biographical dictionaries, provides extensive entries on 31 women orators active since 1925. It covers women with distinguished political careers, such as Clare Boothe Luce, Frances Perkins, and Ann Willis Richards; women with important scientific careers...
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This volume, the second of two companion biographical dictionaries, provides extensive entries on 31 women orators active since 1925. It covers women with distinguished political careers, such as Clare Boothe Luce, Frances Perkins, and Ann Willis Richards; women with important scientific careers, such as Rachel Carson and Helen Broinowski Caldicott; and women with religious careers, such as Dorothy Day and Pauli Murray. It includes extraordinary women, such as Helen Keller and Eleanor Roosevelt and women who have been active in the women's movement as well as those, such as Phyllis Schlafly, who have been actively anti-feminist. Each entry provides brief biographical information, focuses on an analysis of the subject's rhetoric, and concludes with information on sources.
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Contraceptive Consumers: Gender and the Political Economy of Birth Control in the 1930s, in Journal of Social History » Read Now
by Andrea Tone. 22 pgs.

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...1910s and 1920s, spearheaded by Margaret Sanger, made birth control a household...contraception for the American Mercury, Margaret Sanger reflected on the state of...
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Dangerous Women--Dangerous Ideas, in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality » Read Now
by Cyril Greenland. 7 pgs.

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...Emma Goldman, Marie Stopes and Margaret Sanger. As a child, growing up in the...was thrilled to discover that Margaret Sanger and Havelock Ellis had been...this field...
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The Politics of Abortion and Birth Control in Historical Perspective (Discussion of Margaret Sanger begins on p. 1) » Read Now
by Donald T. Critchlow. 181 pgs.

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While there is extensive literature on the social history, politics, and legal aspects of birth control and abortion in the United States, the history of family planning as a policy remains to be fully recorded. This volume is intended to contribute to this history by examining birth control and...
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While there is extensive literature on the social history, politics, and legal aspects of birth control and abortion in the United States, the history of family planning as a policy remains to be fully recorded. This volume is intended to contribute to this history by examining birth control and abortion within a larger cultural, policy, and comparative framework. The essays contained in this volume represent a variety of perspectives and scholarly interests. In many instances the authors differ with each other as well as with the editor on fundamental points of historical interpretation. They all, however, share a commitment to study the politics of population within a scholarly framework that emphasizes the importance of policy history for understanding past and contemporary problems.
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Population Policy & Women's Rights: Transforming Reproductive Choice (Discussion of Margaret Sanger begins on p. 32) » Read Now
by Ruth Dixon-Mueller. 304 pgs.

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This work presents a forceful argument for a more responsive approach to fertility limitation in developing countries--one that builds on women's concerns about their survival and security and strengthens women's rights. Dixon-Mueller reviews the history of the debate between feminists and the birth...
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This work presents a forceful argument for a more responsive approach to fertility limitation in developing countries--one that builds on women's concerns about their survival and security and strengthens women's rights. Dixon-Mueller reviews the history of the debate between feminists and the birth control movement, examines the forces affecting U.S. population policy on the domestic and international fronts, and documents the relationship between women's reproductive rights and their rights in other areas.
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Clean Living Movements: American Cycles of Health Reform (Discussion of Margaret Sanger begins on p. 146) » Read Now
by Ruth Clifford Engs. 316 pgs.

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Over the past 200 years, a health reform movement has emerged about every 80 years. These "clean living" cycles surged with, or were tangential to, a religious awakening. Simultaneously with these awakenings, out groups such as immigrants and/or youth were seen to exhibit behaviors that undermined...
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Over the past 200 years, a health reform movement has emerged about every 80 years. These "clean living" cycles surged with, or were tangential to, a religious awakening. Simultaneously with these awakenings, out groups such as immigrants and/or youth were seen to exhibit behaviors that undermined society. Middle class fear of these "dangerous" classes and a desire to eliminate disease, crime, and other perceived health or social problems led to crusades in each of the three reform eras against alcohol, tobacco, drugs, certain foods, and sexual behaviors. A backlash began to emerge from some segments of the population against reform efforts. After the dissipation of the activism phase, laws made during the reform era often became ignored or repealed. With a few exceptions, during the 30 to 40 year ebb of the cycle, the memory of the movement disappeared from public awareness.
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Federal Expansion, Fertility Control, and Physicians in the United States: The Politics of Maternal Welfare in the Interwar Years, in Journal of Women's History » Read Now
by Robyn L. Rosen. 21 pgs.

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...especially the life and career of Margaret Sanger. Progressive maternalists, on...Function of Sterilization", Margaret Sanger bluntly wove together these...Phyllis Cheslers...
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The Abortion Controversy: A Documentary History ("'The Turbid Ebb and Flow of Misery': Margaret Sanger's Autobiography" begins on p. 31) » Read Now
by Eva R. Rubin. 314 pgs.

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This collection brings together, for the first time, the key primary documents in the history of the abortion controversy in the United States. Organized by historical period, these 92 documents tell the story of this highly charged issue. An explanatory introduction geared to the needs of high...
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This collection brings together, for the first time, the key primary documents in the history of the abortion controversy in the United States. Organized by historical period, these 92 documents tell the story of this highly charged issue. An explanatory introduction geared to the needs of high school and college students accompanies each document. The collection emphasizes the political and social aspects of the debate, and many voices and conflicting views resound--in congressional hearings, Supreme Court decisions, government reports, party platforms, position papers, statutes, biographical accounts, and news stories. The heart of the work is the drama of Roe v. Wade--the cases that led to it, the Supreme Court decision and dissenting opinions, the reaction in Congress, public opinion, political consequences, and the most recent court tests. Each chapter includes a list of suggested readings. The book concludes with a chronology of events in the abortion controversy and a list of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court relating to abortion.
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