Women Advocates of Reproductive Rights: Eleven Who Led the Struggle in the United States and Great Britain

Frances Wright was one of the pioneers 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 is a collection of eleven biographies of these three women and eight others (Anne Besant, Emma Goldman, Marie Stopes, Mary Dennett, Mary Calderone, Katherine Dexter McCormick, Sarah Weddington and Virginia Johnson) who fought for women’s reproductive rights and their right to education about sexuality. Each made a significant contribution to women’s emancipation from repressive sexual attitudes and laws.