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LISTEN: The Birth Control Pill – But Can It Be Done?
March 25 | 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
LISTEN: The Birth Control Pill – But Can It Be Done?
When Margaret Sanger opened her birth control clinic in 1916, she knew she was breaking the law. Distributing contraceptives, or even literature about birth control, was a jailable offense. But she didn’t care. As a nurse, Sanger had sworn to devote herself to the welfare of those in her community. And in the early 1900s, that meant doing something about the public health crisis caused by unplanned pregnancies.