National History Day
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project encourages students working on National History Day to consider projects based on Margaret Sanger and the birth control movement. To that end we have mounted brief topic guides.
Topic Guide for 2008:
Conflict and Compromise in History
Many students working on Sanger-related topics have won NHD competitions using the resources gathered by the Sanger Project. For some of the latest national and state winners, see press releases on:
Lynn Williams, first place in Senior Individial Exhibit category for her work on Margaret Sanger (Vermont, 2006)
Connie Tran of Pascagoula High School took third place for her poster exhibit on Margaret Sanger. (Mississippi, 2006)
Chelsea Gilchrist and Josie Gomez, came in third place in the junior division for their documentary, "Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement," which placed third in the junior division. (Hawaii, 2006)
Isabella Lugo, won an honorable mention in the Junior Division Performances for her "Margaret Sanger: Taking a Stand for Women's Rights" (Georgia, 2006)
Tarresha Poindexter, Katherine Campbell-Morrison and Allison Tillman, were national alternates for their group performance of "Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Revolution." (Cleveland, OH, 2005.)
Lauren Korthof, Senior Individial Finalist for "The right not to be a mother: Margaret Sanger & Birth Control" (Waukesha, WI, 2003)
Chloe Woodward's project "Margaret Sanger: The Woman Rebel". (National, 2002)
Alexandra Bispo, Sara Hunt, Lauren Blum, "Margaret Sanger: A Woman Rebel," (Monteray County, CA, finalists, 2002)
Trina N. Assur, "Margaret Sanger: Woman Rebel" (Connecticut, 2002)
Scott Buckley, "Margaret Sanger" (Delaware, 2002)
Casey Lynch and Tiffany Zehner, "Margaret Sanger: Champion of Birth Control" (Pennsylvania, 2002)
Michelle Cordes, "Margaret Sanger and Birth Control in America" (National, 2001)
Nicole Desrosiers, "Margaret Sanger" (Massachusetts, 2001)
Martha Graham's "Margaret Sanger's Work: The Development of Birth Control" (Ohio, 2000)
Latasha Hailey, "Margaret Sanger: A Woman Rebel" (Maryland, 1999)
If you have won a National History Day competition using Sanger documents,
please let us know by e-mailing sanger.papers@nyu.edu.
Topic Guide Archive:
2006: Taking a Stand in History
2005: Communication in History: The Key to Understanding
2003: Rights and Responsibilities in History
2002: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.
We do ask that you begin your research using the resources on this web site
and secondary readings before contacting the Project with any follow-up
research.
Due to the number of students involved in National History Day, Sanger Project staff cannot participate in student projects as interview subjects except in extraordinary circumstances.
Revised: Jan. 2, 2008