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In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger explains how wanting children before conception can lead to greater good in the world, in "When Children Are Wanted," her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This I Believe is a National Public...

Margaret Sanger, a pioneering American sex educator and nurse, emerged as a leading advocate for birth control, famously facing imprisonment for importing illegal contraceptives into the United States. In Woman and the New Race, she passionately argues that controlling population size can liberate women from the constraints of involuntary motherhood and ultimately uplift society as a whole. Sangers work intricately weaves together the early fight for birth control with the labor and Eugenics movements, shedding light on a largely forgotten yet tumultuous chapter of American history. Join us as...

Margaret Sanger's most important and well known work, Sanger argues through her background in medicine the relation between disease and suffering caused by unwanted pregnancies and urges for women's rights and medical rights over personal control of contraceptive remedies. Additionally, the work is controversial with its eugenic overtones and discussion of overpopulation, particularly how the two relate in controlling populations deemed "unfit".

"The Pivot of Civilization" is a non-fiction book written by Margaret Sanger, the founder of the birth control movement in the United States. Sanger argues that overpopulation is the root cause of poverty, disease, and social unrest. She advocates for the use of birth control methods to enable women to control their own reproductive health and prevent unwanted pregnancies. Sanger also argues that access to birth control can help to improve the lives of women and children, and can ultimately lead to a better society.

Margaret Higgins Sanger, September 14, 1879 - September 6, 1966, was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The following is a recorded tv interview.

In her powerful autobiography, Margaret Sanger, a pioneering advocate for birth control rights, recounts her extraordinary journey filled with challenges, including her time in jail and her exile, all in the name of legalizing birth control for women. She shares the relentless battles she faced not just with lawmakers, but also with the medical community. Set against the rich backdrop of courtrooms, her personal experiences, and her travels around the world, Sangers story provides a captivating glimpse into the societal changes during and after World War I. This compelling narrative is ...