Establishment of Family Planning Clinic

Date: October 16, 1916 • Location: Brooklyn, United States

Margaret Sanger (pictured) established the United States' first family planning clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. She opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, founded Planned Parenthood, and was instrumental in the development of the first birth control pill. Sanger is regarded as a founder and leader of the U.S. birth control movement.