Margaret Sanger an Autobiography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781432623616)

Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography is the personal memoir of Margaret Sanger, a prominent American birth control activist and women's rights advocate. In this book, Sanger recounts her life story, from her childhood in a large family to her work as a nurse and her eventual involvement in the birth control movement.Sanger discusses her experiences working with impoverished women who were struggling with the physical and emotional toll of frequent pregnancies and childbirth. She also describes her encounters with the legal system, including her arrest and imprisonment for distributing information about birth control.Throughout the book, Sanger emphasizes the importance of reproductive freedom and the need for women to have access to safe and effective birth control methods. She also touches on other social and political issues of her time, including the fight for women's suffrage and the impact of poverty on family life.Overall, Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography provides a unique perspective on the life and work of one of the most influential figures in the history of women's rights and reproductive health.Margaret Sanger was the founder of the birth control movement in the United States. A trained nurse by profession she founded a magazine on birth control as well as the first birth control clinic in the U.S. located in Brooklyn. She organized the first World Population Conference and was the first president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. This is her fascinating story.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Margaret Sanger
ISBN-10: 1432623613
ISBN-13: 9781432623616
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2004
Pages: 508
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d