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Sanger delivered a speech based on these notes at Edwards Hall in the Yale University Divinity School. For a later version see, "The Necessity of Birth Control," Dec. 19, 1928.
The list of books at the end was typed on the last page.
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Yale
Dec 3 1924, School of Divinity Yale University New Haven, CT
Victor Hugo: There is no force in the world like that of an idea whose hour has come.
- a. Pressure of populations upon food supply.
- b. Reconciling} humanitarian Democracy Christianity} with race improvement
What is bc?
B.C. is the conscious control of the b rate by scientific means that prevent the conception of human life. History supports fact that nature ruthless pestilence, floods, crime war always operated to settle population.
Barbarism, avagery, early civilizationion, killed off old, infanticide.
Plato, Aristotle Seneca.
Middle ages to end of 18 Century.
Knowledge & practice of BC will end need for abortion foeticide.
Two classes-- Bertillon Paris--23--116-- Berlin--57--147-- London--60-200.
1
2 slums, child labor.
Charities 8 Billions--
Wells statement-- Intelligence slow growth Disease, Defectives Delinquents Dependents
Legislation useless-- Infant Mort. 200,000 400,000 parents ignorant}
- too close
- frequent preg
- interruptus
- drugs--
Maternal mortality 20,000, mothers-- tb. kidney 4 out of 7 die tb.
Feeble-minded.
Dr. Myers Statemt
Jukes & Kallikaks--
Insane-- parole--
Child labor--older children pushed out to compete.
Society for Prevention of Cruelty.
If register for parents child to choose parents}
- health certificate
- wages -- table
- plans -- chimney sweep carpenter
- talent-- genius
Immigration laws--keep out undesired types.
International problem England's colonies, Japan-- USA China,
When B C should be practiced 7 reasons--
Three methods-- Continence Sterilization chemical & mechanical
Laws--
- Clinics--3000 cases
- letters--ministers--
Gentlemen of the new generation.
Throw off blinders of prejudice & ignorance which has kept motherhood in bondage. Have we not paid enough for this.
- W. R. Inge: Outspoken Essays, first and second series.
- E. M. East, Mankind at the Crossroads.
- Harold Cox, The Problem of Population.
- H. G. Wells, Introduction to Margaret Sanger's "Pivot of Civilization."
- Dawson of Penn, Married Love. Address to the Bishops at Lambeth Conference, published in this country by the American Birth Control League.
- William MacDougal, "Is America Safe for Democracy?".
- Crookshank, "The Mongol in Our Midst."