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Pioneers of birth control in England and America.
St. Anthony Comstock, the Village nuisanceIllustration shows Anthony Comstock as a monk thwarting shameless displays of excessive flesh, whether that of women, horses, or dogs, with a "Jane…
Trying to make an April fool of him / F. Opper.Print shows Uncle Sam dancing through a minefield of political issues, such as "Catholic Demands for part of School Funds", "Single Tax Fad",…
Birth control : what it is, how it works, what it will do : the proceedings of the first American birth control conference held at the Hotel Plaza, New York, November 11, 12, 1921.
Marines Being Laid to RestOn a leaden morning this picture represents a number of marines being buried on Oahu following the attacks from the Japanese.
The birth control trial in NYC. [Mrs. Sanger in front of the Court of Special Sessions in Brooklyn with several mothers who came to her aid. 1915]
[Editorial cartoon showing a "self-appointed guardian of the public morals" about to club a woman addressing a crowd with a birth control banner. Nov. 1918]
Margaret SangerPhotograph shows Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) who was found guilty of violating the state penal code by operating the first birth control clinic on…
Fania Mindell, Harold Hersey, Marian BloomPhotograph shows Fania Mindell (left), who worked with Margaret Sanger at the first birth control clinic in the United States, Harold Hersey…
U.S. Statutes at Large, Volume 17 (1871-1873), 42nd Congress.Official Title: The Statutes at Large and Proclamations, of the United States of America, from March 1871 to March 1873, and Treaties and Postal…