Margaret Sanger
Definition
Margaret Sanger was an American nurse, sex educator, and birth control activist who founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, which later became Planned Parenthood. She is credited with popularizing the term 'birth control.'
Related terms
Women's Rights Movement: A series of political campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage etc., that took place globally over many centuries.
Planned Parenthood: An organization founded by Margaret Sanger that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally.
Sex Education: Instruction on issues relating to human sexuality including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy etc.
"Margaret Sanger" appears in:
Study guides (1)
AP US History - 7.4 The Progressives
Are you a college student?
Study guides for the entire semester
200k practice questions
Glossary of 50k key terms - memorize important vocab
About Us
About Fiveable
Blog
Careers
Code of Conduct
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
CCPA Privacy Policy
Resources
Cram Mode
AP Score Calculators
Study Guides
Practice Quizzes
Glossary
Cram Events
Merch Shop
Crisis Text Line
Help Center
Stay Connected
© 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.
AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.
About Us
About Fiveable
Blog
Careers
Code of Conduct
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
CCPA Privacy Policy
Resources
Cram Mode
AP Score Calculators
Study Guides
Practice Quizzes
Glossary
Cram Events
Merch Shop
Crisis Text Line
Help Center
© 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.
AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.