Marie Carmichael Stopes (Edinburgh, 15 October 1880 – Dorking, 2 October 1958) was a British palaeobotanist, author and campaigner for birth control.
Stopes' newsletter Birth Control News, her book Married Love, and her organisation Marie Stopes International, were hugely important in Britain and throughout the British Empire. She was the founder of British family planning, and fought many battles in print with those whose opinions differed from hers.
A: Marie Stopes was a British palaeobotanist, author, and campaigner for birth control.
A: Marie Stopes founded British family planning, published a newsletter called Birth Control News and a book called Married Love, and founded the organization Marie Stopes International.
A: The purpose of Marie Stopes' newsletter, Birth Control News, was to promote birth control in Britain and throughout the British Empire.
A: Marie Stopes fought many battles in print with those whose opinions differed from hers regarding birth control.
A: Marie Stopes is significant because she was the founder of British family planning and played an important role in promoting birth control in Britain and throughout the British Empire.
A: Marie Stopes' book about birth control was called Married Love.
A: Marie Stopes founded an organization called Marie Stopes International.
