Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Originally published: 2011.
Summary:
Trained as a nurse, Sanger saw the dangers of unplanned pregnancy and pioneered the first family planning clinic, the forerunner to Planned Parenthood. The movement she started spread across the country, eventually becoming a vast international organization with her as its spokeswoman. Baker demonstrates that Sanger's advocacy of women's privacy and freedom extended to her personal life as well: after abandoning the trappings of home and family for a globe-trotting life, she became notorious for the number of her romantic entanglements.She lived long enough to witness the creation of the birth control pill, which finally made planned pregnancy a reality.
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