简介:Manywomentodayhavethefreedomtodecidewhentheywillhavechildren,iftheywantthem.Untilaboutfiftyyearsago,womenspentmostoftheiradultliveshavingchildren,yearafteryear.ThischangedbecauseofeffortsbyactivistslikeMargaretSanger.Shebelievedthatasafeandsuremethodofpreventingpregnancywasanecessaryconditionforwomen'sfreedom.Shealsobelievedbirthcontrolwasnecessaryforhumanprogress.
简介:Sinceancienttimes,asoneofthesymbolsofuglyanddirty,prostitutesareinvariablylivingintheblackmarginsofsociety.Facingprostitutes’miseries,peoplealwayscannotunderstandtheiremotions,mentalitiesanddesires,ortreatsthemasequals,particularlyaswomen.ProstitutesareaspecialgroupintheoppressedwomeninWesternsocieties.MargaretandNanaaretwotypicalimagesoftheminthehistoryofwesternliterature.Withtearsandlives,theydeducetheirmiserablelifestoriessimilarly.