You will be analyzing an excerpt from Margaret Sanger's 1922 book, The Pivot of Civilization. The excerpt is titled "The Need for Birth Control," and deals directly with the 1920's debate surrounding birth control and the Catholic Church.

You will be analyzing an excerpt from Margaret Sanger’s 1922 book, The Pivot of Civilization. The excerpt is titled “The Need for Birth Control,” and deals directly with the 1920’s debate surrounding birth control and the Catholic Church.

The document is provided below.

Your essay should do the following:

1. Place the document within its larger historical context using the textbook, lecture notes or internet searches as your guide (YOU DO NOT NEED TO CITE ANYTHING)

2. Identify the major points, purposes, and intended audiences of the document

3. Determine what specific themes and issues from the covered material are represented in the document and explain their connections

4. Use the document as primary evidence to make at least two historical conclusions about the birth control debate in the 1920s

5. Have a clear and focused thesis which reflects the conclusions you intend to explain

The essay must be a minimum of two complete double-spaced pages with 12-point, Times New Roman font. It should be written in a comprehensive format with an introduction, thesis statement, specific examples (this does not mean large quotes from the text), citations, and a conclusion.

This should not include any outside sources other than the document provided.