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Ethel Byrne ( née Higgins; 1883–1955) was an American Progressive Era radical feminist. She was the younger sister of birth control activist Margaret Sanger, and assisted her in this work.
Ethel Higgins Byrne. Ethel Higgins Byrne (1883-1955) was an American Progressive Era radical feminist. She was the younger sister of birth control activist Margaret Sanger, and assisted her in this work.
Jan 22, 2015 · January 22, 1917: It’s 30 days in the Workhouse for Ethel Byrne, sentenced today for her work at what was the nation’s first and only birth control clinic until it was raided and shut down by authorities.
Mar 3, 2024 · After arrest, Ethel Byrne went on a hunger strike. Ethel Byrne was the first of the three women to be sentenced. Her sentence was for 30 days in a workhouse.
Ethel Byrne (1895-1957), physician and pathologist, was born on 28 August 1895 at Cookardinia, New South Wales, ninth child of James Byrne, schoolteacher, and his wife Margaret, née Crennan, both native-born.
Jan 6, 2017 · Four years before women won the right to vote in the United States, Margaret Sanger — the future founder of Planned Parenthood — and her sister, Ethel Byrne, met a young Jewish immigrant named...
Jan 23, 2020 · January 23, 1917: Ethel Byrne, imprisoned birth control advocate, is fully resisting jailhouse authorities today, just as she vowed to do yesterday when sentenced to 30 days for distributing contraceptive information.
