An advertisement for Margaret Sanger’s women’s health clinic in a predominantly Italian and Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. This resource demonstrates the challenges women faced in securing their reproductive rights.
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The story of a newspaper reporter and publisher who advocated for the preservation of Hispanic heritage through education and social services.
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to take action. She uncovered the abuse of women by male police officers, identified an employment agency that was stealing from immigrants, and exposed corrupt politicians. She also interviewed influential and controversial figures, including Emma
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were not necessarily meant for all.
4. Many women fought against racist policies and beliefs, often risking their own personal safety.
Bettmann, Japanese Picture Brides at Immigration, 1920
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and Oregon. Social workers and nurses opened settlement houses and clinics to serve poor immigrant communities. Extremists advocated for the total abandonment of social and political constructs that prevented women from achieving equality. Turn
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