{"product_id":"9780063036307-icon-idealist-pb","title":"The Icon and the Idealist","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMargaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE ASJA AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY\/HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA riveting history about the little-known rivalry between Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett that profoundly shaped reproductive rights in America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1910s, as the birth control movement was born, two leaders emerged: Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett. While Sanger would go on to found Planned Parenthood, Dennett’s name has largely faded from public knowledge. Each held a radically different vision for what reproductive autonomy and birth control access should look like in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew are aware of the fierce personal and political rivalry that played out between Sanger and Dennett over decades—a battle that had a profound impact on the lives of American women. Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, \u003cem\u003eThe Icon and the Idealist \u003c\/em\u003ereveals how and why these two women came to activism, the origins of the clash between them, and the ways in which their missteps and breakthroughs have reverberated across American society for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith deep archival scope and rigorous execution, Stephanie Gorton\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eweaves together a personal narrative of two fascinating women and the political history of a country rocked by changing social norms, the Depression, and a fervor for eugenics. Refusing to shy away from the enmeshed struggles of race, class, and gender, Gorton has made a sweeping examination of every force that has come in the way of women’s reproductive freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrimming with insight and compelling portraits of women’s struggles throughout the twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eThe Icon and the Idealist\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive history of a radical cultural movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56773638291830,"sku":"9780063036307","price":13.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38928356.jpg?v=1764823008","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780063036307-icon-idealist-pb","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}