Influential Woman
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Margaret Sanger
During the 1920's many changes for women and sexuality took place. Not only was this now present in the movies with sex symbols, but it was also an issue brought out into society by Magaret Sanger. Arrested and shunned by society for many of her acts, she continued to fight for women to have freedom over their bodies. Margaret Sanger was a representative American, because of her struggle for birth control and women's rights, and her portrayal of the spirit of the 1920's.
Margaret was born in NY, and became a nurse in the Lower East Side of New York. She was brought up by her father to stand up for what she believes in, and she became interested in the idea of birth control when she noticed that many women became poor because of the many unplanned children, and that the rate of children's deaths was high. Margaret's own mother had ten children, and her mother was constantly unhealthy. This caused her to go into nursing, and she saw many women die trying to give themselves abortions using horrible methods. Birth control was only available to the wealthy, and could only legally be used to protect men from prostitutes. Doctors were not willing to help her campaign.
During her trials she became famous, and in 1921 she started the American Birth Control League. In 1927 she started the World Population conference, and in 1953 she began Planned Parenthood. Although her clinic was shutdown she was able to reach out to many lower class women. She was also able to become a nurse out of a family living in poverty. Now, all classes have access to birth control, and many organizations have sprung off her ideas. She changed the way people think about birth control, and now more religions are open to this idea.
Margaret was born in NY, and became a nurse in the Lower East Side of New York. She was brought up by her father to stand up for what she believes in, and she became interested in the idea of birth control when she noticed that many women became poor because of the many unplanned children, and that the rate of children's deaths was high. Margaret's own mother had ten children, and her mother was constantly unhealthy. This caused her to go into nursing, and she saw many women die trying to give themselves abortions using horrible methods. Birth control was only available to the wealthy, and could only legally be used to protect men from prostitutes. Doctors were not willing to help her campaign.
During her trials she became famous, and in 1921 she started the American Birth Control League. In 1927 she started the World Population conference, and in 1953 she began Planned Parenthood. Although her clinic was shutdown she was able to reach out to many lower class women. She was also able to become a nurse out of a family living in poverty. Now, all classes have access to birth control, and many organizations have sprung off her ideas. She changed the way people think about birth control, and now more religions are open to this idea.