| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-329) and index. |
| Summary |
In this lively new biography, an historian argues convincingly that Margaret Sanger deserves the vaunted place in feminist history she once held. Baker's nuanced account of Sanger's life emphasizes the passion of her convictions. |
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Margaret Sanger ignited a movement that has shaped our society to this day. A frequent target of so-called family values activists, she has also been neglected by progressives, who cite her socialist leanings and purported belief in eugenics. Trained as a nurse, Sanger saw the dangers of unplanned pregnancy and pioneered the first family planning clinic, the forerunner to Planned Parenthood. The movement she started spread across the country, eventually becoming a vast international organization with her as its spokeswoman. The author demonstrates that Sanger's staunch advocacy of women's privacy and freedom extended to her personal life as well: after abandoning the trappings of home and family for a globe-trotting life, she became notorious for the sheer number of her romantic entanglements. She lived long enough to witness the advent of "free love" and the creation of the birth control pill--which finally made planned pregnancy a reality. |
| Contents |
Margaret Higgins, daughter of Corning -- Mrs. William Sanger of Hastings-on-Hudson -- Comrade Sanger -- Creating Margaret Sanger -- On trial -- The birth control review -- Voyages -- Spreading the word -- All things fade -- World leader -- Epilogue : later years. |
| Subject |
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966.
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Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966. (OCoLC)fst00006408
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Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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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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Birth control. (OCoLC)fst00833148
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Women social reformers. (OCoLC)fst01178540
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Women's rights. (OCoLC)fst01178818
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780809094981 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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0809094983 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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9780809067572 (paperback) |
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0809067579 (paperback) |
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