Question

Important nurses of the 19th century are often overshadowed by Nightingale's prominence. Select one 19th century nurse other than Nightingale, and describe this person's contributions to the profession. Although some duplication is expected, please try to select a nurse who has not already been presented by a classmate.

Answer 1

Margaret Sanger (1883-1966) was one of the 19th century public health nurses other than Nightingale who made a prominent contribution on the field of nursing. She created more societal change during her lifetime than any other woman since Isabelle of Spain. Just a century ago, serial pregnancies were the norm because there was no method of controlling conception other than "having him sleep on the roof." Margaret lived her life to change that. Margaret Sanger's efforts to promote birth control were largely motivated by a desire to spare women from the burdens of repeated pregnancy and childbirth because many women who are suffering when they were undergone abortion in her time. As a nurse she searched for a method to control conception and thereby achieve "birth control." She published all the information available and mailed it everywhere. She has worked as a nurse and she is the first feminist who elaborately fought for women rights on birth control by taking oral contraceptives or magic pills. Therefore, repeated pregnancies should be avoided to avoid hazardous abortion.