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Library of Congress Resources

American Women: Resources from the Manuscript Collections - Reproductive Health
This section of the American Women: Resources from the Manuscript Collections guide briefly covers the medical and activist aspects of the history of reproductive health.
American Women: Resources from the General Collections - Reproductive Health
This section of the American Women: Resources from the General Collections guide provides helpful search tips, manuscript collections, and print resources about birth control and reproductive health.
Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement: Topics in Chronicling America
This page of Chronicling America includes primary sources pertaining to Margaret Sanger, as well as a timeline of several key dates in her lifetime. The page also has search strategies and selected articles, available online.
Today in History - February 11: Emma Goldman
This "Today in History" blog post details a 1916 lecture given by anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman, which provided information to the public about family planning. The post summarizes Goldman's life and work. It also provides a list of additional materials relevant to women's rights and reproductive health, including a link to a letter between Goldman and Margaret Sanger.
American Women: Resources from the Rare Book and Special Collections - Newspapers, Scrapbooks, Pamphlets & Other Ephemera
This guide to American Women in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division contains valuable information about American women's history. The Newspapers, Scrapbooks, Pamphlets, & Other Ephemera section provides information about radical politics and birth control under the "Pamphlet Collections" tab.

Related Research Guides

American Women: Resources from the Manuscript Collections

Part of the American Women series, this guide highlights collections and resources in the Manuscript Division for finding manuscript materials related to women's history in the United States.

American Women: A Guide to Women's History Resources at the Library of Congress – This research guide gathers together all of the topical guides and essays that tell the stories of women in America.

The Library's unique and diverse collections are rich with resources for the study of women's history. This research guide gathers together a collection of topical guides and essays that tell the stories of women in America.

American Women: Topical Essays – A more in-depth exploration of particular events of significance in women's history, including the 1913 woman suffrage parade, the campaign for the equal rights amendment, and more.

Part of the American Women series, these essays provide a more in-depth exploration of particular events of significance in women's history, including the 1913 woman suffrage parade, the campaign for the equal rights amendment, and more.

American Women: Resources from the General Collections – This research guide highlights primary and secondary sources from the Library's general collections about American women's history.

The General Collections of the Library of Congress constitute most of the books and bound periodicals published since 1800. Part of the American Women series, this research guide highlights primary and secondary sources about American women's history.

American Women: Resources from the Law Library – This research guide provides access to digital collections and related resources regarding the legal rights of women in the United States.

Part of the American Women Series, this research guide provides access to digital collections and related resources regarding the legal rights of women in the United States.

American Women: Resources from the Serial & Government Publications Collections – This guide highlights the Library's collections of newspapers, current periodicals, government publications, comic books, and more.

Part of the American Women series, this guide highlights the Library's collections of current and retrospective newspapers, current periodicals, government publications, and several special holdings of a serial nature, such as comic books.

Reproductive History in the Manuscript Reading Room

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