Team A 1920s Resource Blog: Margaret Sanger

What she did:

She was a nurse in New York and hated the fact that 1 in every 4 maternal deaths was because of abortion, so in 1961 she opened a birth control clinic in Brooklyn. She was arrested for it though.
Margaret Sanger coined the term "Birth Control" and created the Planned Parenthood Federation

Who she was:

Born: September 14, 1879
Died: September 6, 1966
She became the leader of the birth-control movement in modern America to get it legalized.

Background to the event:

Before 1930 it was illegal for anyone to have birth control. Not even doctors could give it to patients.
It was illegal even for married couples to buy contraceptives, even through the mail.
People could be fined $1,000-$5,000 or 5 years in prison or both,
In 1930 the National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control approved the lifting of federal restrictions
On November 30 1936 physicians were finally allowed to prescribe contraceptives in the interests of the patient

What category her event fits in:

Quote and Citation:

“Margaret Sanger was a pioneering feminist who advocated the right of women to control their bodies sexually and reproductively. She educated women about contraception and worked tirelessly for its legalization.” ~ ("Margaret Louise Sanger.")

“Margaret Sanger dedicated her life to making birth control available to all women in the world and thereby increased the quality and length of women's and children's lives.” ~ ("Margaret Sanger.")

Two MLA Citations:

"Birth Control." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 4: 1930-1939. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Student Resources in Context. Web. 1 Oct. 2015.

"Commentary on Margaret Sanger." World War I and the Jazz Age. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Research in Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2015.

"Margaret Sanger." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Research in Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2015.

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