Margaret Sanger, born September 14, 1879, was a women's rights activist who led the birth control movement and dedicated her life to fighting for access to information about sexual health for women. The impact of her work can still be felt today as reproductive health is no longer a prohibited topic and access to birth control or other contraceptives is the norm. Sanger fought for women to have access to sexual health information so they could properly educate themselves about the control they have over their bodies. To understand where the world is now regarding sexual health, it's important to understand the world in which Sanger began his work. Sanger grew up during a time when the Comstock Act of 1873 was in full effect. The Comstock Act was a federal statute that criminalized contraception and the distribution of sexual health information. His commitment to fighting these laws stems from a personal tragedy. Her mother died at age 40 of tuberculosis, hastened by the struggle of giving birth to eleven children and having seven miscarriages. She was determined not to repeat her mother's fate. The influence of his childhood traumas can be seen throughout his writings. In her 1915 article titled What Every Girl Should Know, Sanger wrote that women must come to “recognize that there is a function of femininity other than being a child-bearing machine.” She sought to create equality between men and women by freeing women from what she understood as "sexual servitude". Sanger attended Calverack College in New York and studied to be a nurse. Working in hospitals gave her an intimate view of women whose lives were similar to her mother's. She saw many women who had undergone failed abortions and ... middle of paper ... become a reality until she met doctor Gregory Pincus in 1951. Pincus, a doctor trained in human reproduction, was willing to take on this project with her to find a safe, effective and controlled contraceptive by women. They collaborated with their sponsor, Katharine McCormick, to create Enovid, the first oral contraceptive invented and approved by the FDA in 1960. Sanger died in September 1966, but lived to see the realization of his "magic pill" and the cancellation of read Comstock. In 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that private use of contraceptives was a constitutional right. Sanger left a legacy of his birth control league, which changed its name to the Planned Parenthood Association in 1942, as well as two autobiographies, My Fight For Birth Control and Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography..