Margaret Sanger

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse who founded the birth control movement and advocated for women's reproductive rights.

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Birth Name :

Margaret Louise Higgins

Profession :

Activist

Birthday :

September 14, 1879

Star Sign :

Virgo

Death Date:

September 06, 1966

Age :

86

Birthplace :

Corning, New York

Margaret Sanger was a trailblazing American nurse, sex educator, and writer who dedicated her life to advocating for women’s reproductive rights and access to birth control. As the founder of the American Birth Control League (ABCL), which later evolved into Planned Parenthood, she played a crucial role in popularizing the term “birth control” and establishing the first birth control clinic in the United States.

Sanger’s numerous accomplishments include publishing the influential magazine The Birth Control Review, contributing to the development of the first birth control pill, and founding the International Planned Parenthood Federation. A staunch supporter of women’s rights and the suffrage movement, she also fought against the restrictive Comstock Act, which limited the distribution of birth control information. Through her tireless activism and writings, Sanger significantly advanced women’s healthcare and reproductive rights.