Frances Wright was a pioneer in the fight for women’s reproductive rights in late–19th century America. She received little support at the time, but laid the foundation for those who followed. Margaret Sanger championed the universal availability of contraception. Betty Friedan founded the National Organization for Women (NOW). This book contains eleven biographies of women who fought for women’s reproductive rights and their rights to education about sexuality. Each made a significant contribution to women’s emancipation from repressive sexual attitudes and laws.

The late Moira Davison Reynolds, a retired biochemist, wrote about women who made significant contributions to United States culture, including several books about activists, artists, authors and scientists. She lived in Marquette, Michigan.

Moira Davison Reynolds

Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 179
Bibliographic Info: 10 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2012 [1994]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-6739-6
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8781-3
Imprint: McFarland

List of Illustrations      viii
Preface and Acknowledgments      ix
Introduction      1

1. Frances Wright      5
2. Annie Besant      19
3. Emma Goldman      31
4. Margaret Sanger      47
5. Marie Stopes      69
6. Mary Dennett      83
7. Mary Calderone      97
8. Katharine McCormick      107
9. Betty Friedan      117
10. Sarah Weddington      125
11. Virginia Johnson      143

Epilogue      149
Bibliography      159
Index      167

“Reynolds profiles 11 spearheads of the movement for reproductive rights and sexual education”—Booklist.