The Children's Era: Questions
The Children's Era: Questions
- What would Margaret Sanger be up to if she were around today?
- How do concerns about issues like poverty, overpopulation, and child and maternal health come up in the public conversation about motherhood today?
- Has Margaret Sanger's goal been reached? Do women have the freedom to choose how many children they have and when they have them?
- In the speech, does Margaret Sanger seem to value children born into poverty less than those born into wealthier families?
- Does Margaret Sanger's use of eugenicist ideas affect how we read the rest of the speech?
- If Sanger's goal is to put the choice of motherhood in women's hands, why does she seem to have so many ideas about what situations women should choose to bring children into?