Margaret Sanger

Born

September 14, 1879

Died

September 6, 1966 (aged 86)

Known as

nurse, sex columnist, activist, trade unionist, women's rights activist, film director

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. She opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, founded Planned Parenthood, and was instrumental in the development of the first birth control pill. Sanger is regarded as a founder and leader of the U.S. birth control movement.

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