The Children's Era: Shout-Outs
The Children's Era: Shout-Outs
In-Text References
Literary and Philosophical References
Ellen Key, The Century of the Child (4, 5)
Historical and Political References
Child Labor (31)
Republicans and Democrats (58)
Prohibition (61)
References to This Text
"The Children's Era" on its own doesn't have many pop culture references. Margaret Sanger, on the other hand, shows up in some pretty interesting places, which is right where we'd expect her to be.
Literary, Artistic, and Philosophical References
The iconic feminist artwork The Dinner Party (1979) features a place setting for Margaret Sanger and thirty-eight other significant women. (Source)
"The Children's Era" appears at #81 on a list of Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by American Rhetoric. (Source)
Historical and Political References
Gloria Steinem dedicated her 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Margaret Sanger. (Source)
The Margaret Sanger Awards are given annually by Planned Parenthood to honor achievement in promoting reproductive freedom. (Source)
Pop Culture References
Margaret Sanger was one of the inspirations for Wonder Woman. (Source)
In 1917, Margaret Sanger produced a film about her work called Birth Control. It was heavily censored. (Source)
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story is a 1995 TV movie. (Source)
Margaret Sanger appeared at #50 on a list of 100 Most Important People of the Millennium in 1999's Biography of the Millennium: 100 People—1000 Years. (Source)