How did she affect American History at the time and now?

Margaret Sanger took a step out of the typical American woman's box. She went through a childhood that made her see that things could be better than what she and her mother also went through. Her mother’s death made her feel unsatisfied with woman's roles in society. She saw that there was a better way of handling pregnancy, sex, and abortions. Birth control was not a thing she saw just for woman to go have sex whenever they want to for fun, but a way to prevent self induced abortions and the health issues with that.

In her book "What Ever Girl Should Know", Sanger said, ”Every normal man and woman has the power to control and direct his sexual impulse. Men and woman who have it in control and constantly use their brain cells thinking deeply, are never sensual."

Birth control went against most religious views, which got people worked up about her beliefs. People saw this woman getting arrested and imprisoned over and over. It made people wonder about what was going on at the time. It made them think about the whole idea of birth control and its advantages and disadvantages.

If it hadn’t been for Margaret Sanger standing up for what she believed so strongly and sternly, birth control might have never come across the world. We would still have woman waiting outside in lines for 5-dollar abortions.

Sanger’s goal was brought to attention immediately with the Comstock Act of 1973, which stated that "obscene, lewd and lascivious" publications were outlawed and it outlawed birth control by the mail. This controversy came from her magazine Woman Rebel.

Back then, this really affected woman a lot. It made them start to think that they could possibly, just possibly be given some help and support in life. Women’s Rights were starting to have a lot more wide variety in this time, and Margaret Sanger really contributed to it.