Planned Parenthood of Minnesota records 1932-1971 (bulk 1940-1960)

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Planned Parenthood of Minnesota records 1932-1971 (bulk 1940-1960)

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The Planned Parenthood of Minnesota records document the activities of birth control associations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and reflect medical and social issues surrounding contraception, family planning, fertility, and population control. Material includes correspondence, minutes, newsletters, press releases, reports, financial records, sermons, lectures, and notes on meetings. The records also include print materials and publicity related items, such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America publications, invitations, advertisements, scrapbooks, clippings, and calendars. The records date from the 1930s to 1971, with the majority dating from the late 1940s through the early 1960s.

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University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives

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Planned parenthood federation of America

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In 1921 Margaret Sanger founded the national lobbying organization, American Birth Control League (ABCL) which in 1942 became Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). Between 1921 and 1942 the organization underwent two transformations. In 1923 Sanger opened the Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau (BCCRB) for the purposes of dispensing contraceptives under the supervision of licensed physicians and studying their effectiveness. The ABCL provided institutional backing for ...

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota

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In 1928, a group of women from Minneapolis formed the Motherhood Protection League to provide married women with information and birth control devices to allow them to space their pregnancies. The women of the league rallied support among ministers, physicians, and welfare executives. On June 10, 1931 they incorporated the Minnesota Birth Control League with headquarters at 223 Walker Building on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. On October 24, 1931 the league opened a birth control c...