History of education
Subject(s): Abortion, Aristotle, Assassination--Moral and ethical aspects, Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430, Birth control, Birth control--Government policy, Birth control--Moral and ethical aspects, Birth control--Public opinion, Censorship, Charles Scribner's Sons, Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Motherhood, Obscenity (Law), Plato, Pornography--Censorship, Poverty, Prostitution, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept., United States. Postmaster General, Working class, Working class women--Health and hygiene, Xenophon
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In her draft of a speech in response to her trial on The Woman Rebel dissemination, Margaret Sanger discusses social problems and the manner in which birth control can address these issues and help the working class. Sanger critiques anti-obscenity laws and the notion of birth control education as pornography. She asks whether former President Roosevelt is truly moral for encouraging large families and she is immoral for encouraging small families. Sanger also addresses the charge that her article concerning an assassination attempt incited murder. She includes quotations from well-known ancient orators and writers and also from Roosevelt, claiming that if these writings on assassination are not accused of inciting murder, she should not be accused of such either.
Collection
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project
Creation Date
1916-01
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Page Count
18
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Chicago:
History of education. [January 1, 1916]. The Margaret Sanger Papers Project.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291938. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966. History of education. [1 Jan. 1916]. Multi-image.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291938.
APA:
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966., [1916, January 1]. History of education.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291938.
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. January 22, 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.
