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100 Years of Planned Parenthood: Born in Brooklyn, Building for the Future

On October 16, 1916, Margaret Sanger and her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. 100 years later Planned Parenthood continues the movement for women’s health, rights, and equality. Join a panel of thought leaders including Alex Sanger, Margaret’s grandson and current Chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council, for a look at the past, present, and future of women’s health.











When: Thu., Oct. 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont St.
718-222-4111
Price: Free, RSVP requested
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On October 16, 1916, Margaret Sanger and her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. 100 years later Planned Parenthood continues the movement for women’s health, rights, and equality. Join a panel of thought leaders including Alex Sanger, Margaret’s grandson and current Chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council, for a look at the past, present, and future of women’s health.

Buy tickets/get more info now