Limit families: Better humanity
Subject(s): Birth control, Birth control--Government policy, Birth control--Moral and ethical aspects, Birth control--Press coverage, Birth control--Public opinion, Child labor, Children--Employment, Japan, Michigan--Detroit, Netherlands, New York (State), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Working class, Working class women--Health and hygiene
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The Detroit News reports that Margaret Sanger spoke on birth control education, arguing for the benefit it would hold for the working class. Sanger discussed the idea of race suicide and how former President Roosevelt claimed that his presidency would end the problem in the United States by encouraging large families. She stated, “Nobody called Roosevelt immoral for advocating larger families. I wonder if you will call me immoral for advocating small families.”
Collection
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project
Creation Date
1916-05-03
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:
Limit families: Better humanity. [May 3, 1916]. The Margaret Sanger Papers Project.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291930. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Limit families: Better humanity. [3 May. 1916]. Image.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 2, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291930.
APA:
Unknown., [1916, May 3]. Limit families: Better humanity.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291930.
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. April 2, 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.
