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Re: Planned Parenthood
Transcription of Margaret Sanger fundraising letter to Mary Lasker
Transcript of handwritten text to follow. There were just a few words I couldn't decipher - perhaps anons can help me figure it out?
Refering back to (all PB)
>>19580338, >>19580484, >>19580503, >>19580522, >>19580523, >>19580576, >>19580612 Birth Control or Race Control? Sanger and the Negro Project / Letter from Margaret Sanger to Mary Lasker - DIG
>>19586886 pb
>In the PB Notables above, Anon provided sauce for a letter from Margaret Sanger to Mary Lasker. It's disturbing to learn that, way back in 1959, Planned Parenthood had so many "MEMBER COUNTRIES". At the bottom of the letter's first page, we learn that member countries are Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Ceylon, Denmark, Great Britain, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, U.S.A. and West Germany. Planned Parenthood affiliates include Bermuda Medical and Health Department and Vaud (Switzerland) Health Service.
>National Library of Medicine - NIH - Letter from Margaret Sanger to Mary Lasker - April 1, 1950 Pg. 1
>https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/tl/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101584665X192-doc
>Anon said
>It's hard to read because it was handwritten.
>Here are screencaps from that letter. Hopefully, Anons can help with the reading of the letter.
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Line by line transcription of Margaret Sanger fundraising letter to Mary Lasker, 1st April 1959
Key
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Hard to decipher, most probably meaning
[ ] Transcription note
April 1/59
Dearest Mary: Here I am back from
India, Hong Kong + Japan -
The 6th International Conference at New
Delhi was considered a huge success,
Mainly because the Prime Minister J.
Nehru opened the Conference + gave
a splendid speech, also the Health +
Welfare Minister was present to give
his support + that of his Organization
to the Movement - I was escorted* to the
platform by Mr. Nehru - (friendly* was I)
hundreds of cameras snapped our faces
so down in history goes the great event.
While I left a sick bed to go to India I sent
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Jonathan my Administrative Asst on
ahead to take my place in case I
could not get there. He remained after
I left + attended the PP Conference in
Singapore + has returned with notes +
reports on Everything -
You Mary dear are the one who gave
me this splendid supporter + helper -
The $5000.00 which paid toward his Salary
is now about spent - I want very much
to keep him on until August in order to
Select + compile all the letters + material
I have - for the Library of Congress +
the personal things for Smith College library
It will take about $1800.00, or* close to $2000.00
for him to complete this job while I am
in Japan from May 21 to July 1 -
Big P…..? [undeciphered] firm* about 80 of them are ready
to give their e…? [undeciphered] B.C informat* + ask me
to help them get started.
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If your foundation Mary dear could
contribute $1800 or $2000.00 for Jonathan
to remain + do this job while I am away
I can go ^Japan [inserted above line] to help with an easy mind.
I hesitate to ask you to contribute
this needed sum but the last of
my begging letters is this, I am no
longer President - just "Founder +
President Emeritus" - for life -
If you can contribute again to
the Brush* Foundation for this purpose
Be sure to say it is for my [underscored twice] use or
suggestions + I'll thank you ..? + ..? [undeciphered]
Margaret