“The emergency problem of segregation and sterilization must be faced immediately. Every feeble-minded girl or woman of the hereditary type, especially of the moron class, should be segregated during the reproductive periodwe prefer the policy of immediate sterilization, of making sure that parenthood is absolutely prohibited to the feeble-minded.”
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Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger was an American activist and founder of the birth control movement. Born on September 14, 1879, and dying on September 6, 1966, Sanger is renowned for her advocacy of reproductive rights and family planning, which was revolutionary at the time. more
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