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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A fictional portrait that follows the life of the founder of Planned Parenthood. The daughter of a hard-drinking, smooth-tongued free thinker and a mother worn down by thirteen children, Margaret Sanger vowed her life would be different. Trained as a nurse, she eventually channeled her energy to one singular cause: legalizing contraception.
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
349 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 388 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Immersed in radical feminist politics, scientific ingenuity, establishment opposition, and, ultimately, a sea change in social attitudes, this is the fascinating story of one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this fictionalized biography, a teenage Maggie Higgins struggles to balance her responsibilities to her family, society's expectations for women, and her desire to pursue her education and plan for the future.
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
155 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Framing the biography with her own personal experiences of coming of age at the height of the sexual revolution, a comic book artist, writer and editor presents this historical graphic novel that illustrates the incredible life of Margaret Sanger, best known as the pioneer of birth control."--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
267 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Prepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history. Written in compelling, accessible prose and vividly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Emily Arnold McCully,...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
458 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the 1910s, as the birth control movement was born, two leaders emerged: Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett. While Sanger would go on to found Planned Parenthood, Dennett's name has largely faded from public knowledge. Each held a radically different vision for what reproductive autonomy and birth control access should look like in America ... Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, [this book] reveals how and why these two women came to...
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