No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.

Margaret Sanger

Woman and the New Race

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Women's rights

Author

Margaret Sanger

Source

Woman and the New Race

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Activist

From

United States

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Citation

Sanger, Margaret. Woman and the New Race. Brentano's, 1920, ch. 8.

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Let's do it, let's fall in love.

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Topic
Falling in love Sex

Author

Cole Porter
Source
Let's Do It
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
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Citation

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We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

William Ralph Inge

The Idea of Progress

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Animal cruelty Man and animals
Speaker
William Ralph Inge
Source
The Idea of Progress
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Inge, William Ralph. "The Idea of Progress." Romanes Lecture. 27 May 1920, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.