1) Through the leadership of Margaret Sanger, through the birth control movement, it lead the way for the formation of more womens rights and helped to give women an identity of their own. In the creative realm, the 1920s were a convergence point in history, where many of the great artists and thinkers of the late 19th century were still alive and working, but passing the torch on to a generation that would lay the foundation of thought for the rest of the 20th century. (Rayburn, 3) Although Margaret Sanger ended up being very successful, she did not acquire these accomplishments without a struggle. Margaret Sangers largest opposition came from the Catholic church. (About Margaret Sanger, 1) The Catholic church viewed Margaret as an immoral woman and a sinner. The 1920s was a time of definite change in the norms of society, yet the Catholic church was so caught up in their own ways that they would not acknowledge this change. Change plays a major role in society, as it always has, but the Catholics of this time seemed to view change as a form or a work of the devil. Wherever Sangers battle would lead her, demonstrators would always be right there picketing and screaming at her telling her what a sinful and immoral woman she was. Although the Catholic Church played a major role in Sangers struggle through the birth control movement, there were also many other factors that contributed to this struggle. Of these struggles, one of the most prominent would be that Margaret received resistance from the people of the 1920s. The Victorian beliefs were still strong, and talk about sex, sexual anatomy, and or contraceptives was not appropriate. (About Margaret Sanger, 2) The overall society of this time period was still very modest and very reserved. If anyone was to mention such common subjects such as the puberty or reproduction, they would be considered to be of an obscene and lewd nature. Another major struggle that Margaret Sanger came upon...
