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MARGARET SANGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)
Synonyms:
Margaret Higgins Sanger; Margaret Sanger; Sanger
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Instance hypernyms:
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))