Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger
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Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger is a historical study by David M. Kennedy that examines the life, activism, and impact of birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger within the broader context of American social and political reform.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger Context triple: [David M. Kennedy, notableWork, Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger]
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A.
My Fight for Birth Control
"My Fight for Birth Control" is an autobiographical work by birth control activist Margaret Sanger, detailing her struggles to legalize and promote contraception in the early 20th century.
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B.
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control was an early 20th-century London birth control clinic established by Marie Stopes to provide women with access to family planning advice and contraceptive services.
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C.
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist study that combines personal narrative and critical analysis to examine the social, political, and psychological dimensions of motherhood.
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D.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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E.
On Famous Women
On Famous Women is a 14th-century collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that profiles notable women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind in Western literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger Target entity description: Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger is a historical study by David M. Kennedy that examines the life, activism, and impact of birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger within the broader context of American social and political reform.
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A.
My Fight for Birth Control
"My Fight for Birth Control" is an autobiographical work by birth control activist Margaret Sanger, detailing her struggles to legalize and promote contraception in the early 20th century.
-
B.
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control was an early 20th-century London birth control clinic established by Marie Stopes to provide women with access to family planning advice and contraceptive services.
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C.
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist study that combines personal narrative and critical analysis to examine the social, political, and psychological dimensions of motherhood.
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D.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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E.
On Famous Women
On Famous Women is a 14th-century collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that profiles notable women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind in Western literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| about |
history of birth control in America
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political debates over contraception in the United States ⓘ social reform movements in the early 20th century United States ⓘ women's reproductive rights ⓘ |
| analyzes |
legal challenges to Comstock laws
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organizational development of the birth control movement ⓘ public health arguments for contraception ⓘ strategies of birth control advocacy ⓘ |
| author | David M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
historiography of American social reform
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historiography of reproductive rights ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
legal restrictions on contraception in the United States
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political opposition to birth control ⓘ relationship between birth control and eugenics debates ⓘ role of voluntary associations in social reform ⓘ social attitudes toward birth control ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
activism of Margaret Sanger
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impact of Margaret Sanger ⓘ life of Margaret Sanger ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalSubject | Margaret Sanger ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
analytical
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historical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians
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readers interested in reproductive rights ⓘ readers interested in women's history ⓘ students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American political reform
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American social reform ⓘ Margaret Sanger ⓘ birth control movement in the United States ⓘ |
| placesInContext |
American Progressive Era reforms
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interwar American politics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Progressive Era
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linked to:
Progressive Era
Planned Parenthood history ⓘ birth control movement ⓘ history of contraception ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger Description of subject: Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger is a historical study by David M. Kennedy that examines the life, activism, and impact of birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger within the broader context of American social and political reform.
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