March 10, 1916: 105 years ago, Mar 10 1916, anarchist Reb Raney distributed 5000 pro-birth [...]

105 years ago, Mar 10 1916, anarchist Reb Raney distributed 5000 pro-birth control pamphlets at a solidarity rally for Emma Goldman in San Francisco, kickstarting a local birth control campaign by Italian anarchists Gruppo Anarchico Volontá

At the meeting, which about 300 attended, Raney distributed pro-birth control literature to the crowd, who “lapped [them up] like Boston terriers let loose on a bowl of fresh milk.” These were then translated into Italian and distributed by the thousands in SF’s Italian areas

Shortly thereafter, Gruppo Anarchico Volontá member Joseph Macario was arrested for distributing the leaflets. You can read the text of one, which begins “WORKERS! Procreate only when you like!”, here:
https://t.co/fsZLVIzEdC!

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