'Margaret Sanger' Protest held at UMW

FREDERICKSBURG -- A string of protesters lined the entrance to Dodd Auditorium on the University of Mary Washington campus March 20, as the school's Great Lives speaker series honored the late feminist Margaret Sanger. Sanger, who is credited for establishing in 1917 what would later become Planned Parenthood, worked to educate women on the contraceptive options available during the era. Many of Sanger's writings and protests lead to the legalization of and distribution of birth control to women across the county. "The truth is Margaret Sanger is a racist and she proposed eugenics as a form of birth control to the black and Hispanic population," said Dylan DeBruin, a protester staged outside of the auditorium.
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Posted by Editor at May 9, 2008 06:22 AM