On this day, 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first family planning clinic in the US.

[niyad]

105 years later, we are fighting harder than ever for reproductive rights.

[appalachiablue]

1. K/R

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. It was shut down nine days later, so Sanger took her work on the road. Unfortunately, some of her

work was rooted in racism, classism and ableism, helping contribute to the racial disparities we have in healthcare today.

The work continues.

[Hekate]

4. So what was the medical delivery system like before she got involved? I recommend her Autobiography

If you have not read about her life as a public health nurse, I highly recommend you do so.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. I have, and while she certainly did important work, centering her in the reproductive justice

movement is not useful.

[Hekate]

3. Margaret Sanger is one of my heroes. She went to jail for justice. She made good trouble.

And before anybody tells me she was no saint — I can tell you: heroes seldom are.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Work rooted in racism and ableism is not good trouble.

[Hekate]

6. You don't think those things existed long before she was born?

Do tell.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. Didn't say that at all. But her views were certainly not something to build a movement on.

The resistance I get to that opinion is always fascinating to me, too.

[Hekate]

9. Kick for another night

Sorry this didn’t get more positive comments on the first pass, Niyad. Thanks for posting it.

[niyad]

10. You are most welcome. I figured that there would be the usual pile on. Thank you

for the kick.

[musette_sf]

11. K&R

Margaret Sanger has been my hero for 50+ years.

[Demovictory9]

12. k&r

[betsuni]

13. K&R