Voluntary Parenthood League
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The Voluntary Parenthood League was an early 20th-century American organization that advocated for birth control education, legal reform, and broader access to contraceptive information.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voluntary Parenthood League canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
birth control advocacy organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
distribution of birth control information by physicians
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legalization of birth control information for adults ⓘ sex education for married couples ⓘ voluntary parenthood ⓘ women's reproductive autonomy ⓘ |
| aimedAt | repeal of Comstock laws ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource | early 20th-century American birth control histories ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1925 ⓘ |
| field |
birth control
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family planning ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ sex education ⓘ |
| focus |
married couples' access to contraception
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removal of legal penalties for sharing contraceptive information ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Mary Ware Dennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | VPL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Mary Ware Dennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. birth control policy debates ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mergedInto | Planned Parenthood movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember | Mary Ware Dennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Comstock laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
anti-vice reformers
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religious conservatives ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocacy of birth control education
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broader public access to contraceptive information ⓘ legal reform of birth control laws ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
legislative advocacy
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lobbying ⓘ public education campaigns ⓘ |
| workedOn |
federal birth control legislation
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state-level birth control law reform ⓘ |
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