Curated OER
The Changing Role of Women
Eleventh graders examine the evolution of women's rights in America. As they analyze primary documents and discuss historical events, learners determine how Abigail Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, Margaret Sanger, and James...
New York University
Nyu: The Public Writings of Margaret Sanger
A collection of almost 60 years' worth of articles and speeches by Margaret Sanger, noted birth control pioneer.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Birth Control
Five books by Margaret Sanger, a well-known sex educator, nurse and proponent of birth control. These books were published between 1917 and 1923.
Other
American National Biography: Margaret Sanger
This extensive site provides a detailed biography of Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate of the 1900s. Web page links to additional academic resources are particularly comprehensive.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Margaret Sanger
Biographical sketch of Margaret Sanger who founded the birth control movement and became an outspoken and life-long advocate for women's reproductive rights.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Flappers
The liberation of women as expressed by the flappers of the 1920s was in stark contrast to the actions of women in the Victorian Age. Read about how flappers expressed their freedom in fashion, employment, and leisure activities.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Margaret Sanger
Read a short account of Margaret Sanger's crusade to promote birth control. Included is a bronze bust sculpted by Joy Buba.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Margaret Sanger: "Children's Era"
This is the text of Margaret Sanger's speech "Children's Era" delivered in March 1925 in New York, NY.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Margaret Sanger (1879 1966)
Detailed summary of the life of Margaret Sanger who devoted her life to legalizing birth control.