There is nothing that helps so much with the economic emancipation of woman as a knowledge of how to control her maternity. ~ Marie Stopes *** Marie Stopes' work in the area of sexual health and contraception has left a lasting legacy, and she is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. Her Married Love: A New Contribution to the Solution of Sex Difficulties was first published in 1918, translated into 13 languages, and sold over a million copies. Stopes also ardently pursued her ...
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There is nothing that helps so much with the economic emancipation of woman as a knowledge of how to control her maternity. ~ Marie Stopes *** Marie Stopes' work in the area of sexual health and contraception has left a lasting legacy, and she is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. Her Married Love: A New Contribution to the Solution of Sex Difficulties was first published in 1918, translated into 13 languages, and sold over a million copies. Stopes also ardently pursued her enthusiasm for literature throughout her life, writing novels, plays, and poetry. Her novel Love's Creation, published in 1928, the year women obtained the right to vote, is a working through of the debates which she addressed both in her personal and public life: sexual relations, the relationship between the arts and sciences, and the quest for female sexual fulfillment. Her campaigning on behalf of a more open attitude to women's sexuality, equality in marriage, and se
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