The Complicated Pasts of 6 Trailblazing Women

May 12, 2018

The Complicated Pasts of 6 Trailblazing Women

MARCH 27, 2018 By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

Mother Teresa advocated reusing hypodermic needles for the poor in her care. Margaret Sanger promoted birth control as a way to keep ‘undesirable’ minorities from procreating. To understand history’s lionized women, we need more nuanced portraits. Read More

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