Terrible virtue.

Terrible virtue.

By
Feldman, Ellen, 1941-

Publication Date
2016

Subject Term
Feminism -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.
 
Biographical fiction.

Summary
In the spirit of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, the provocative and compelling story of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the twentieth century: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood an indomitable woman who, more than any other, and at great personal cost, shaped the sexual landscape we inhabit today. 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 fought for social justice beside labor organizers, anarchists, socialists, and other progressives, eventually channeling her energy to one singular cause: legalizing contraception. It was a battle that would pit her against puritanical, patriarchal lawmakers, send her to prison again and again, force her to flee to England, and ultimately change the lives of women across the country and around the world.

Language
English

ISBN
9780062407566


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA)Adult Fic SoftcoverAdult Fiction SoftcoverFIC FELChecked In
Summerford (GSD)Adult Fic SoftcoverAdult Fiction SoftcoverFIC FELChecked In