Has knowledge of birth control, so carefully guarded and so secretly practiced by the women of the wealthy class - and so tenaciously withheld from the working women - brought them misery? Rather, has it not promoted greater happiness, greater freedom, greater prosperity and more harmony among them? The women who have this knowledge are the women who have been free to develop, free to enjoy in its best sense, and free to advance the interests of the community.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Birth control knowledge among wealthy women brought happiness and prosperity, while withholding it from working women caused suffering.
- In plain terms
- Rich women use birth control to be happy and successful, but poor women are denied this knowledge.
- What can you take from it?
- Unequal access to birth control creates disparity in freedom and prosperity between classes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does knowledge gap affect social mobility?
- What does access to control imply for equality?
Another view
It generalizes the experiences of wealthy women without acknowledging their specific privileges.
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