Margaret Sanger, (1879–1966) witnessed the premature death of her mother after 18 pregnancies and observed much suffering caused by unwanted pregnancies in her work as a nurse. She dedicated her life to making “birth control”—a term she coined—available to women.
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Margaret Sanger Photo 1914
Courtesy of the Library of Congress