The woman rebel: No gods no masters
Subject(s): Birth control, Birth control--Government policy, Birth control--Periodicals, Birth control--Public opinion, Censorship, Obscenity (Law), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept., United States. Postmaster General
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Margaret Sanger writes that the first edition of her journal The Woman Rebel was returned by the postmaster because it violated anti-obscenity laws. Sanger sarcastically declares her intentions to be more patriotic, claiming she will follow former President Roosevelt’s example and champion for large families. However, while Roosevelt stated the country needed large families to prevent race suicide, Sanger claims that large numbers of children are necessary to “uphold” all of America’s areas of failing–public schools, factories, asylums, prisons, courts, and “slums”–in a satirical critique.
Collection
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project
Creation Date
1914-04
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Page Count
1
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Record Type
Image
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Chicago:
The woman rebel: No gods no masters. [April 1914]. The Margaret Sanger Papers Project.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291928. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966. The woman rebel: No gods no masters. [Apr 1914]. Image.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291928.
APA:
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966., [1914, April]. The woman rebel: No gods no masters.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291928.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. 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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project.
APA:
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/the-margaret-sanger-papers-project.
