Difference between revisions of "Margaret Sanger"
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 5 September 2021
 Margaret Sanger    (activist, nurse) | |
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| Born | September 14, 1879 |
| Died | September 6, 1966 (Age 86) |
| Nationality | US |
| Parents | William Sanger |
| Founder of | Planned Parenthood |
| Member of | Galton Institute |
| Interests | • Abortion • Eugenics |
US eugenicist and birth control promoter. Long sponsored by the Rockefeller family.
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Margaret Sanger was a US advocate of contraception and population control who played a pivotal role in shaping Western policy and practice on contraception, sex education, abortion and the establishment of 20th century eugenics. She was the indirect founder of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and popularized the euphemism of "birth control". Sanger was associated with prominent eugenicists of her day, such as Havelock Ellis or H. G. Wells, and was a close friend of the Rockefeller family.
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