A “birth control” lecture tour
Subject(s): American Birth Control League, Arizona, Arrest, Birth control, Birth control--Government policy, Birth control--Public opinion, Birth control--Religious aspects, California--Los Angeles, California--San Francisco, City Club of Cleveland, Colorado--Denver, Family planning, Family planning--Religious aspects, First Unitarian Church of Cleveland (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Illinois--Chicago, Indiana--Indianapolis, Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943, Michigan--Detroit, Minnesota--Minneapolis, Minnesota--Saint Paul, Missouri--Saint Louis, New York (State)--New Rochelle, Obscenity (Law), Ohio--Akron, Ohio--Cleveland, Oregon--Portland, Pamphlets, Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Texas, Washington (D.C.), Washington (State)--Seattle, Washington (State)--Spokane, Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Wisconsin--Racine
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Margaret Sanger writes about her nationwide speaking engagement tour about birth control and family planning. Sanger discusses events and responses in various cities. She indicates that in St. Louis more people came to hear her speak than had come when Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft spoke in the city. Sanger accounts various arrests related to obscenity laws and the distribution of birth control pamphlets.
Collection
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project
Creation Date
1916-08-09
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Page Count
10
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A “birth control” lecture tour. [August 9, 1916]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291920. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966. A “birth control” lecture tour. [9 Aug. 1916]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291920.
APA:
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966.: , [1916, August 9]. A “birth control” lecture tour. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291920.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project.
APA:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project.
