| | Dr. William Moulton Marston developed the character [[Wonder Woman]] through his inspiration of Sanger.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2015/07/10/421464118/the-man-behind-wonder-woman-was-inspired-by-both-suffragists-and-centerfolds The Man Behind Wonder Woman Was Inspired By Both Suffragists And Centerfolds]</ref> | | Dr. William Moulton Marston developed the character [[Wonder Woman]] through his inspiration of Sanger.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2015/07/10/421464118/the-man-behind-wonder-woman-was-inspired-by-both-suffragists-and-centerfolds The Man Behind Wonder Woman Was Inspired By Both Suffragists And Centerfolds]</ref> |
| − | A request was sent to the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for a bust of Sanger currently on display in a "Struggle for Justice" exhibit. The bust was a gift of Cordelia Scaife May.<ref>[http://collections.si.edu/search/tag/tagDoc.htm?recordID=npg_NPG.72.70 NPG.72.70]</ref> The request, led by a group of black pastors, noted that Sanger has previously spoke in front of the KKK, as well as a long line of racist viewpoints.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/smithsonian-refuses-request-black-pastors-remove-bust-eugenicist-planned Smithsonian Refuses Request from Black Pastors to Remove Bust of Eugenicist Planned Parenthood Founder]</ref><ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/2015/08/22/smithsonian-refuses-to-remove-margaret-sanger-statue-we-dont-care-she-was-a-eugenicist/ Smithsonian Refuses to Remove Margaret Sanger Statue: We Don’t Care She Was a Eugenicist], [[LifeNews.com]]</ref><ref>[http://time.com/4013069/planned-parenthood-margaret-sanger-national-portrait-gallery/ Conservatives Want Bust of Planned Parenthood Founder Removed From National Portrait Gallery], [[Time magazine]]</ref> One reason the Smithsonian refused the request was because of her role in Women's rights. The pastors noted that it would make more sense to place the bust in an exhibit together with "with busts of Pharaoh, Herod, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Goebbels, Pol Pot, and Dr. Mengle," in order to "put her in proper historical context with the infamous and evil figures who committed genocide."<ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/August/Smithsonian-Wont-Remove-Bust-of-Margaret-Sanger Smithsonian Won't Remove Bust of Margaret Sanger], [[Christian Broadcasting Network]]</ref> | + | A request was sent to the [[Smithsonian Institution]] for a bust of Sanger currently on display in a "Struggle for Justice" exhibit. The bust was a gift of Cordelia Scaife May.<ref>[http://collections.si.edu/search/tag/tagDoc.htm?recordID=npg_NPG.72.70 NPG.72.70]</ref> The request, led by a group of [[Black]] pastors, noted that Sanger has previously spoke in front of the [[KKK]], as well as a long line of [[racist]] viewpoints.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/smithsonian-refuses-request-black-pastors-remove-bust-eugenicist-planned Smithsonian Refuses Request from Black Pastors to Remove Bust of Eugenicist Planned Parenthood Founder]</ref><ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/2015/08/22/smithsonian-refuses-to-remove-margaret-sanger-statue-we-dont-care-she-was-a-eugenicist/ Smithsonian Refuses to Remove Margaret Sanger Statue: We Don’t Care She Was a Eugenicist], [[LifeNews.com]]</ref><ref>[http://time.com/4013069/planned-parenthood-margaret-sanger-national-portrait-gallery/ Conservatives Want Bust of Planned Parenthood Founder Removed From National Portrait Gallery], [[Time magazine]]</ref> One reason the Smithsonian refused the request was because of her role in Women's rights. The pastors noted that it would make more sense to place the bust in an exhibit together with "with busts of Pharaoh, Herod, [[Hitler]], [[Stalin]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Goebbels]], [[Pol Pot[[, and [[Dr. Mengle]]," in order to "put her in proper historical context with the infamous and evil figures who committed [[genocide]]."<ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/August/Smithsonian-Wont-Remove-Bust-of-Margaret-Sanger Smithsonian Won't Remove Bust of Margaret Sanger], [[Christian Broadcasting Network]]</ref> |
| | Overshadowed by her well known activism in the arena of birth control and the organization [[Planned Parenthood]], is Sanger's support for [[Euthanasia]]. During the 1950s, Sanger was a member of the advisory council for the Euthanasia Society of America.<ref>[http://liveactionnews.org/legacy-of-death-abortion-eugenics-euthanasia-groups-shared-board-members/ Legacy of death: Abortion, eugenics, euthanasia groups shared board members], [[Live Action]]</ref> | | Overshadowed by her well known activism in the arena of birth control and the organization [[Planned Parenthood]], is Sanger's support for [[Euthanasia]]. During the 1950s, Sanger was a member of the advisory council for the Euthanasia Society of America.<ref>[http://liveactionnews.org/legacy-of-death-abortion-eugenics-euthanasia-groups-shared-board-members/ Legacy of death: Abortion, eugenics, euthanasia groups shared board members], [[Live Action]]</ref> |
| − | On April 20, 2016, [[United States Department of the Treasury|US Treasury]] secretary James Lew announced that [[Harriet Tubman]] would replace [[Andrew Jackson]] on the front of the $20 bill,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/treasurys-lew-to-announce-hamilton-to-stay-on-10-bill-222204 Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20, Hamilton spared]</ref> for which Margaret Sanger was a contender.<ref>[http://www.womenon20s.org/margaret_sanger Women on 20's]</ref> | + | On April 20, 2016, [[United States Department of the Treasury|US Treasury]] secretary [[Jack Lew]] announced that [[Harriet Tubman]] would replace [[Andrew Jackson]] on the front of the $20 bill,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/treasurys-lew-to-announce-hamilton-to-stay-on-10-bill-222204 Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20, Hamilton spared]</ref> for which Margaret Sanger was a contender.<ref>[http://www.womenon20s.org/margaret_sanger Women on 20's]</ref> |