What Every Girl Should Know by Margaret Sanger

"What Every Girl Should Know" by Margaret Sanger is a groundbreaking publication written in the early 20th century. This work addresses crucial aspects of female health and sexuality, aiming to educate young women on their bodies, menstrual health, sexual impulses, and reproductive rights. The book's likely intent is to combat ignorance surrounding female sexuality, promote healthy attitudes towards sexual education, and empower women to seek knowledge that ensures their physical and emotional well-being." "The opening of the work introduces the necessity of honest and informative sexual education for young girls, emphasizing how ignorance can lead to issues like unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Sanger recounts her observations of societal failures to provide essential knowledge about female anatomy and health, and she advocates for mothers to openly discuss these topics with their daughters. She believes that such education would prepare girls to navigate adolescence with confidence and clarity, shaping a more informed and empowered future generation." (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966
Title What Every Girl Should Know
Credits Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
Subject Sex instruction
Category Text
eBook-No. 52888
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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