“Persistence has been characteristic of Mrs. Sanger. Principally because of her long campaign, 235 birth control clinics have been made lawful in the United States…. In 1913 Mrs. Sanger started a magazine called The Women Rebel which was quickly banned by postal authorities. For some time after that she faced trouble, sometimes landing in jail and sometimes being fined.”
[It should be noted that most of her clinics were established in Black neighborhoods due to the animus she nursed for African Americans.]
The illustration posted above depicts the abortionist’s instruments that were commonly used during the time of this article first appeared in print.
Other articles on this topic can be read here.
