Photo: Los Angeles Times, restored by Adam Cuerden / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Margaret Sanger is impossible to discuss without weighing the full record, and I would not flatten her into a saint. But the core of her life, that a woman should decide what happens to her own body, was radical and dangerous in 1916, and she risked everything for it. As a nurse she saw the human cost of the era up close, then opened America's first birth control clinic and helped pave the way to the modern pill. I hold genuine admiration for that courage while staying honest about the contested parts of her legacy. Few people bent history this hard.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margaret Sanger
- Name (Japanese)
- マーガレット・サンガー
- Reading
- まーがれっと・さんがー
- Born
- September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Corning, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- nurse / sex columnist / activist / trade unionist / women's rights activist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Claverack College
Awards & achievements
- 1957 Humanist of the Year
- 1981 National Women's Hall of Fame
- 1991 Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Margaret Sanger born?
September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966.
Where is Margaret Sanger from?
Margaret Sanger is from Corning, New York, United States.
What does Margaret Sanger do?
Margaret Sanger works as nurse, sex columnist, activist, trade unionist, women's rights activist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.