Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 176 Sanger, Margaret 1879 1966 Sanger, Margaret Higgins Higgins, Margaret Louisa Sanger, Margaret H. Woman and the New Race Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Eric Eldred and Distributed Proofeaders "Woman and the New Race" by Margaret Sanger is a social and political treatise written during the early 20th century, specifically in the aftermath of World War I. The book explores themes related to women's rights, reproductive health, and the implications of overpopulation on society. It advocates for women's freedom and autonomy through the control of their reproductive choices, arguing that true freedom for women is inherently linked to their ability to limit births and raise future generations in healthier conditions. At the start of the book, Sanger outlines the historical context of women's societal roles, emphasizing the detrimental impact of enforced motherhood on women's health and social status. She discusses the “vicious circle” of overpopulation, where women, bound to traditional roles and often subjected to inadequate conditions, unconsciously perpetuate societal and familial burdens. The opening chapters emphasize the urgent need for birth control as a means of achieving both personal empowerment and broader social reform, positing that enlightened reproductive choices can lead to healthier families and ultimately a more stable society. Sanger sets the stage for her argument by highlighting the voices of women who are trapped in cycles of poverty and helplessness, advocating for both knowledge and practical access to contraceptive methods as vital paths to transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birth control HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Health & Medicine 302719 302634 2024-10-04T08:15:56.688706 2023-10-04T07:47:42.826768 text/html text/html 302712 302627 2024-10-04T08:15:56.935658 2023-10-04T07:47:42.989800 text/html text/html 191624 2024-10-04T08:16:04.139126 application/epub+zip 194227 2024-10-04T08:16:00.228718 application/epub+zip 176716 2024-10-04T08:15:59.005664 application/epub+zip 375580 2024-10-04T08:16:07.291150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352375 2024-10-04T08:16:03.390123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305115 2022-09-04T11:24:22.812281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280525 280491 2024-10-04T08:15:56.249696 2023-10-04T07:47:42.507770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275617 2021-01-02T09:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103698 2021-01-02T09:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19290 2024-10-04T08:16:07.423099 application/rdf+xml 15053 2024-10-04T08:15:59.546657 image/jpeg 3960 2024-10-04T08:15:59.272651 image/jpeg 191337 2024-10-04T08:15:56.960675 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia