The American Women VOL 1 | Page 12

Spotlight on Margaret Sanger Name: Margaret Sanger Born: September 14, 1879 Died: September 6, 1966 Margaret Sanger was famous for organizing the Birth Control Movement in America. She was also a writer and a nurse. She used her writings and her medical knowledge to educate women on sex and to promote birth control. She founded the American Birth Control League which later evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. In her movement, Margaret Sanger spoke out for the cause of unwanted pregnancy which would be controlled by birth control. The Birth Control Movement helped with women’s rights because Sanger allowed women to look past the traditionalist view and what was expected of them as women. Additionally during that time period, basic information on sexuality, anatomy, etc. were not discussed. Sanger took a risk to educate women on pregnancy and birth control.