Margaret Sanger
Subtitle: a life of passion
By: Jean H. Baker
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780809094981
Subjects: Birth control; History; Women social reformers; Biography; Women's rights
Description: In this lively new biography, an historian argues convincingly that Margaret Sanger deserves the vaunted place in feminist history she once held. Baker's nuanced account of Sanger's life emphasizes the passion of her convictions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Margaret Higgins, daughter of Corning; title: Mrs. William Sanger of Hastings-on-Hudson; title: Comrade Sanger; title: Creating Margaret Sanger; title: On trial; title: The birth control review; title: Voyages; title: Spreading the word; title: All things fade; title: World leader; title: Epilogue : later years.