MARGARET SANGER, BIRTH CONTROL, AND THE EUGENICS MOVEMENTS: CHANGES IN HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INTERPRETATIONS

dc.altmetrics.displaytrueen
dc.contributor.authorEngs, Ruth Clifforden
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-23T20:45:33Zen
dc.date.available2020-10-23T20:45:33Zen
dc.date.issued2020-11-14en
dc.descriptionThis paper is on the historiography of Margaret Sanger and the Eugenics Movement of the early 20th century. As the eugenics movement became demonized over the twentieth century, so did Sanger. A draft of a chapter: Engs, R. C. "EUGENICS, IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION AND THE BIRTH CONTROL MOVEMENTS." In: Katherine A.S. Sibley (ed.), A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. Wiley Online Library: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is found at IUSholarworks Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/19003en
dc.descriptionOther historical PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS including the origins of drinking patterns and attitudes in western Europe from antiquity and the influence of the Roman Empire, its continued influence on modern society including American Prohibition and temperance cycles, alcohol control policies, attitudes and beverage preferences due to religion, climate, and European homeland can be found at the following IUScholarWorks links: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17129/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17132/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17136/browse?type=title; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17452; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17143; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17139; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17145; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17148; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17149; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17484; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17485; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17590en
dc.description.abstractThe eugenics movement was embraced by most middle class and professionals during the 1920s. Conflicting interpretations of Sanger, the leader of the birth control movement of the early twentieth century have been published over the past 50 years. Some historians have lauded her as a heroine who pushed through programs to allow women to have control of their own fertility. In opposition, others have discredited her as an evil villain who promoted negative eugenics among immigrant women. As eugenics became vilified in the post-WWII era, so did Sanger, who along with most public health reforms and professionals, were associated with the early 20th century eugenics movements. The changing historiography of the eugenics movement is likely an underlying factor in the changing interpretations of Sanger. Shifting, and contested views of Sanger and the eugenics movement are reflective of the times when the works were written along with the religious and other biases of the historian.en
dc.identifier.citationENGS, RUTH C. (Nov 2014) "MARGARET SANGER, BIRTH CONTROL, AND THE EUGENICS MOVEMENTS: CHANGES IN HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INTERPRETATIONS." Paper presented, at: “A New Look at the New Era: Reassessing the 1920s.” Williams College, November 14-15, 2014. Retrieved from IUSCholarWorks Repository:http://hdl.handle.net/2022/19058en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/19058en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsThis work is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license. For permission to reuse this work for commercial purposes, please contact Dr. Ruth Engs or the IU Archives.en
dc.subjectMargaret Sanger, Eugenics, Birth Control, historiography, 1920s, Progressive Era,en
dc.titleMARGARET SANGER, BIRTH CONTROL, AND THE EUGENICS MOVEMENTS: CHANGES IN HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INTERPRETATIONSen
dc.typePresentationen

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Historiography of Margaret Sanger williams college nov 14.pdf
Size:
292.47 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Changes in intrepretations of Sanger and Eugenics movemnt
Can’t use the file because of accessibility barriers? Contact us with the title of the item, permanent link, and specifics of your accommodation need.