The Children's Era: Shout-Outs

    The Children's Era: Shout-Outs

      In-Text References

      Literary and Philosophical References

      Ellen Key, The Century of the Child (4, 5) 

      Historical and Political References

      Child Labor (31)
      Republicans and Democrats (58)
      Prohibition (61) 

      References to This Text

      "The Children's Era" on its own doesn't have many pop culture references. Margaret Sanger, on the other hand, shows up in some pretty interesting places, which is right where we'd expect her to be.

      Literary, Artistic, and Philosophical References

      The iconic feminist artwork The Dinner Party (1979) features a place setting for Margaret Sanger and thirty-eight other significant women. (Source)

      "The Children's Era" appears at #81 on a list of Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by American Rhetoric. (Source)

      Historical and Political References

      Gloria Steinem dedicated her 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Margaret Sanger. (Source

      The Margaret Sanger Awards are given annually by Planned Parenthood to honor achievement in promoting reproductive freedom. (Source)

      Pop Culture References

      Margaret Sanger was one of the inspirations for Wonder Woman. (Source

      In 1917, Margaret Sanger produced a film about her work called Birth Control. It was heavily censored. (Source)

      Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story is a 1995 TV movie. (Source)

      Margaret Sanger appeared at #50 on a list of 100 Most Important People of the Millennium in 1999's Biography of the Millennium: 100 People—1000 Years. (Source)