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[[Image:Sanger2.jpg|thumb|right|Margaret Sanger and her two sons.]]

[[Image:Sanger2.jpg|thumb|right|Margaret Sanger and her two sons.]]

'''Margaret Sanger''' (born: September 14, 1879; died: September 6, 1966) was an American [[feminist]] and [[eugenics]] activist who founded the [[American Birth Control League]]. She retired in 1940 and the organization eventually became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Her main success was in bringing discussions of [[birth control]] into the public arena. She argued that a major reason to promote birth control was to stop [[abortion]]s, though in reality she saw abortion as a method of limiting the growth of the [[racism|black community]].  She was vigorously denounced by the [[Catholic Church]] because of her position on abortion.

'''Margaret Sanger''' (born: September 14, 1879; died: September 6, 1966) was an American [[feminist]] and [[eugenics]] activist who founded the [[American Birth Control League]]. She retired in 1940 and the organization eventually became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Her main success was in bringing discussions of [[Birth Control]] into the public arena. She argued that a major reason to promote birth control was to stop abortions.  She was vigorously denounced by the Catholic Church because of her position on birth control.

==Feminism==

==Feminism==

Sanger argued for women's liberation from the domination of men. She advocated economic independence and withdrawal from the traditional family unit, particularly marriage. She wrote  “No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” <ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/1013/2.html] </ref> (see [[self-realization]]).

Sanger argued for woman's liberation from the domination of men. She advocated economic independence and withdrawal from the traditional family unit, particularly marriage. She wrote  “No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” <ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/1013/2.html] </ref> (see [[self-realization]]).

==Birth control activism==

==Birth control activism==

Margaret Sanger coined the secular term "[[birth control]]" (which in reality is simply a way of avoiding the more accurate 'abortion').  In October of 1916, Sanger opened and (illegally) operated the first abortion clinic in the United States, in [[Brooklyn]], New York.  It was raided by the police, and shut down.  Sanger was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for distributing [[contraceptives]], which were illegal at the time.

Margaret Sanger coined the term "[[birth control]]".  In October of 1916, Sanger opened and (illegally) operated the first birth control clinic in the United States, in [[Brooklyn]], New York.  It was raided by the police, and shut down.  Sanger was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for distributing [[contraceptives]], which were illegal at the time.

=== Margaret Sanger Award ===

=== Margaret Sanger Award ===