Malthusian League

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
politics Annie Besant
AB became secretary of the Malthusian League (a new version of Bradlaugh 's 1860s league), which sought legal reform to end prosecution for public discussion of population issues and birth control.
Taylor, Anne, 1932 -. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
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politics Jane Hume Clapperton
JHC supported the Legitimation League , a society that advocated the equal treatment of illegitimate children and championed freedom in sexual relations, and the Malthusian League , which campaigned for preventative checks, or the...
politics Marie Stopes
The Malthusian League opened another clinic in South London eight months later.
Hall, Ruth, b. 1933. Marie Stopes: A Biography. Deutsch, 1977, http://University of Waterloo - Porter.
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Timeline

July 1877: The Malthusian League was re-established...

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July 1877

The Malthusian League was re-established in London with Charles R. Drysdale as president.
Chandrasekhar, Sripati et al. "A Dirty Filthy Book": The Writings of Charles Knowlton and Annie Besant on Reproductive Physiology and Birth Control and an Account of the Bradlaugh-Besant Trial. University of California Press, 1981.
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February 1879: The Malthusian, advocating birth control,...

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February 1879

The Malthusian, advocating birth control, began monthly publication in London.
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1913: In London, the Malthusian League published...

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1913

In London, the Malthusian League published a pamphlet, Hygienic Methods of Family Limitation, for distribution among the working classes: it advocated withdrawal, douching and condoms as birth control methods.
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
189

21 January 1913: The first open-air meeting of the Malthusian...

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21 January 1913

The first open-air meeting of the Malthusian League was held in London.
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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1915: H. G. Wells became vice-president of the...

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1915

H. G. Wells became vice-president of the Malthusian League .
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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September 1919: The Malthusian League proposed to set up...

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September 1919

The Malthusian League proposed to set up the first British birth control clinic in London.
Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
189

9 November 1921: The Malthusian League opened a birth control...

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9 November 1921

The Malthusian League opened a birth control clinic, the Welfare Centre for Pre-Maternity, Maternity and Child Welfare , at 153A East Street, Walworth, London.
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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Fryer, Peter. The Birth Controllers. Secker and Warburg, 1965.
251

April 1924: The Walworth committee (which had been running...

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April 1924

The Walworth committee (which had been running a Women's Welfare Centre since 1922) adopted the name of the Society for the Provision of Birth Control Clinics . The Society grew out of the Malthusian League

16 December 1927: The Malthusian League disbanded....

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16 December 1927

The Malthusian League disbanded.
Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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Ledbetter, Rosanna. A History of the Malthusian League: 1877-1927. Ohio State University Press, 1976.
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