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Margaret Sanger: A Public Nuisance

Margaret Sanger: A Public Nuisance

1993•29m
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An exploration of the early public debate surrounding birth control, the media's involvement, and the unstoppable Margaret Sanger, in a style mimicking the films of the period.

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