Margaret Sanger; an autobiography: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Margaret Sanger; an autobiography, credited to Margaret Sanger, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Margaret Sanger; an autobiography by Margaret Sanger. Read in English by PhyllisV Margaret Sanger, an advocate for birth control rights, chronicles the story of her struggles, including her times in jail and in exile, in order to legalize birth control options for women. She details the uphill battles of not only convincing lawmakers, but of doctors as well. Her relentless pursuit is told against the backdrop of courtrooms, her personal life, and her travels across the globe, giving a glimpse into the world during and post-WW I. This riveting account is a must read for those interested in a key moment in woman’s history and reform. (Summary by PhyllisV)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Margaret Sanger; an autobiography
• Author credits: Margaret Sanger
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 49
• Listed recording duration: 23:56:51

Opening tracks: first 24 of 49

1. 01 - Chapter 1 - From Which I Spring — 38:23
2. 02 - Chapter 2 - Blind Germs of Days to Be — 27:22
3. 03 - Chapter 3 - Books are the Compasses — 40:21
4. 04 - Chapter 4 - Darkness There and Nothing More — 34:59
5. 05 - Chapter 5 - Corals to Cut Life Upon — 26:09
6. 06 - Chapter 6 Part 1- Fanatics of Their Pure Ideals — 30:00
7. 07 - Chapter 6, Part II - Fanatics of Their Pure Ideals — 20:08
8. 08 - Chapter 7 - The Turbid Ebb and Flow of Misery — 20:23
9. 09 - Chapter 8 -I Have Promises to Keep — 35:44
10. 10 - Chapter 9 Part I - The Woman Rebel — 23:11
11. 11 - Chapter 9 - Part II The Woman Rebel — 22:16
12. 12 - Chapter 10 - We Speak the Same Good Tongue — 35:33
13. 13 - Chapter 11 - Havelock Ellis — 26:14
14. 14 - Chapter 12 - Stork Over Holland — 33:33
15. 15 - Chapter 13 - Part I -The Peasants are Kings — 26:50
16. 16 - Chapter 13 - Part II - The Peasants are Kings — 19:32
17. 17 - Chapter 14 - O, To be in England — 28:51
18. 18 - Chapter 15 - High Hangs the Gauntlet — 37:53
19. 19 - Chapter 16 - Part I - Hear Me for My Cause — 27:24
20. 20 - Chapter 16 - Part II - Hear Me for My Cause — 25:07
21. 21 - Chapter 17 - Faith I Have Been a Truant in the Law — 39:26
22. 22 - Chapter 18 - Lean Hunger and Green Thirst — 42:43
23. 23 - Chapter 19 - This Prison Where I Live — 36:00
24. 24 - Chapter 20 - Part I - A Stout Heart to a Steep Hill — 25:02

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