Mary Dennett

Mary Dennett

Mary Coffin Ware Dennett (April 4, 1872 – July 25, 1947) was an American women's rights activist, pacifist, homeopathic advocate, and pioneer in the areas of birth control, sex education, and women's suffrage. She co-founded the Voluntary Parenthood League, served in the National American Women's Suffrage Association, co-founded the Twilight Sleep Association, and wrote a famous pamphlet on sex education and birth control.

Read more about Mary Dennett:  Women's Suffrage, Birth Control Movement, Sex Education Pamphlet and Trial Under The Comstock Act

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    Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.
    Bible: New Testament, Luke 10:41,42.

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