In the book Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion by Jean H. Baker. Margaret Sanger, the subject depicted in Baker's novel Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion, is one of the leading women in the fight for birth control. Born in 1879 to Irish immigrant parents in Corning, New York, she was the sixth of 11 children. Her mother was a devout Catholic and had a total of 18 pregnancies in her 22 years of marriage, including 11 births and 7 miscarriages. “My mother died at 48,” says Sanger. “My father died at 80.” His mother fell victim to tuberculosis not long after the birth of her last child. Sanger grew up in poverty and soon realized that larger families were associated with smaller means. Sanger was not one for domestic duties and soon defied social norms and attended nursing school, her aspirations including becoming a doctor. She did not complete nursing school, instead marrying William Sanger, an architect and artist. They settled into domestic life in the suburbs for a short time. Together they had three children, two boys and a girl. Soon a fire consumed their home and this was the turning point for Sanger. The family then returned to the city and Sanger became a nurse. Their daughter would later die of pneumonia at an early age due to the horrific conditions at her boarding school. The two eldest sons would eventually blame Sanger for her death and she would divorce her husband and later keep the company of several men. Despite the number of suitors she acquires, she will be single when she dies. While working as a nurse Sanger met a woman named Sadie Sachs (probably a collection of many women) who became seriously ill after having an abortion. Sachs asked her doctor for advice on preventing pregnancy...... middle of paper ...... e. The arguments in this novel were compelling to me. I think eugenics was the talk of the time and a lot of people agreed with the talk of eugenics, unlike today. Baker states that Sanger only became associated with this movement because she wanted to be recognized by as many people as possible. I also think the author made a compelling case that this woman deserves our respect as a society because she made the impossible possible and lived to see it. We should not shun it because of its association with movements we disagree with today. Throughout Margaret Sanger's life we ​​see that her humble beginnings gave way to what she accomplished in her life. She saw an area where women needed extraordinary help and educated them about health and pregnancy prevention despite the consequences, an act that undoubtedly saved countless lives