Margaret Sanger, an advocate for birth control rights, chronicles the story of her struggles, including her times in jail and in exile, in order to legalize birth control options for women. She details the uphill battles of not only convincing lawmakers, but of doctors as well. Her relentless pursuit is told against the backdrop of courtrooms, her personal life, and her travels across the globe, giving a glimpse into the world during and post-WW I.
This riveting account is a must read for those interested in a key moment in woman’s history and reform. (Summary by PhyllisV)
Chapters
1 Chapter 1 - From Which I Spring 38 min 2 Chapter 2 - Blind Germs of Days to Be 27 min 3 Chapter 3 - Books are the Compasses 40 min 4 Chapter 4 - Darkness There and Nothing More 35 min 5 Chapter 5 - Corals to Cut Life Upon 26 min 6 Chapter 6 Part 1- Fanatics of Their Pure Ideals 30 min 7 Chapter 6, Part II - Fanatics of Their Pure Ideals 20 min 8 Chapter 7 - The Turbid Ebb and Flow of Misery 20 min 9 Chapter 8 -I Have Promises to Keep 36 min 10 Chapter 9 Part I - The Woman Rebel 23 min 11 Chapter 9 - Part II The Woman Rebel 22 min 12 Chapter 10 - We Speak the Same Good Tongue 36 min 13 Chapter 11 - Havelock Ellis 26 min 14 Chapter 12 - Stork Over Holland 34 min 15 Chapter 13 - Part I -The Peasants are Kings 27 min 16 Chapter 13 - Part II - The Peasants are Kings 20 min 17 Chapter 14 - O, To be in England 29 min 18 Chapter 15 - High Hangs the Gauntlet 38 min 19 Chapter 16 - Part I - Hear Me for My Cause 27 min 20 Chapter 16 - Part II - Hear Me for My Cause 25 min 21 Chapter 17 - Faith I Have Been a Truant in the Law 39 min 22 Chapter 18 - Lean Hunger and Green Thirst 43 min 23 Chapter 19 - This Prison Where I Live 36 min 24 Chapter 20 - Part I - A Stout Heart to a Steep Hill 25 min 25 Chapter 20 - Part II - A Stout Heart to a Steep Hill 26 min 26 Chapter 21 - Thus to Revisit 35 min 27 Chapter 22 - Do Ye Hear the Children Weeping? 34 min 28 Chapter 23 - Part I - In Time we Can Only Begin 21 min 29 Chapter 23 - Part II - In Time we Can Only Begin 22 min 30 Chapter 24 - Laws Were Like Cobwebs 29 min 31 Chapter 25 - Alien Stars Arise 33 min 32 Chapter 26 - The East is Blossoming 30 min 33 Chapter 27 - Ancients of the Earth 36 min 34 Chapter 28 - The World is Much the Same Everywhere 27 min 35 Chapter 29 - While the Doctors Consult 33 min 36 Chapter 30 - Now is the Time for Converse 21 min 37 Chapter 31 -Part I - Great Heights are Hazardous 27 min 38 Chapter 31 -Part II - Great Heights are Hazardous 22 min 39 Chapter 32 - Change is Hopefully Begun 16 min 40 Chapter 33 - Old Father Antic, the Law 44 min 41 Chapter 34 - Part I - Senators, Be not Affrighted 24 min 42 Chapter 34 - Part II - Senators, Be not Affrighted 32 min 43 Chapter 35 -Part I - A Past Which is Gone Forever 26 min 44 Chapter 35 -Part II - A Past Which is Gone Forever 23 min 45 Chapter 36 - Faith is a Fine Invention 41 min 46 Chapter 37 -Part I - Who Can Take a Dream for Truth? 22 min 47 Chapter 37 - Part II -Who Can Take a Dream for Truth? 31 min 48 Chapter 38 - Depth But not Tumult 46 min 49 Chapter 39 - Slow Grows the Splendid Pattern 13 min
