Sanger refusing to accept a plea deal in a birth control case, Feb 2, 1917. She was sentenced to 30 days in a workhouse. Katz, Esther, ed. Sanger on Trial: The Brownsville Clinic Testimony, 25 at: March 3, 2025, publisher: NYU Margaret Sanger Papers Project
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I cannot respect the law as it exists today.
— Margaret Sanger
What It Means
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About Margaret Sanger
Margaret Higgins Sanger (September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966) was an American birth control activist, feminist, and eugenicist who opened the first birth control clinic in the United States and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
About Margaret Sanger
Margaret Higgins Sanger (September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966) was an American birth control activist, feminist, and eugenicist who opened the first birth control clinic in the United States and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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