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This Is How Margaret Sanger Founded Planned Parenthood in NYC 100 Years Ago

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This Is How Margaret Sanger Founded Planned Parenthood in NYC 100 Years Ago

By Nicole Levy

Margaret Sanger's birth control clinic was located at 46 Amboy St. in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Margaret Sanger’s birth control clinic was located at 46 Amboy St. in Brownsville, Brooklyn. View Full Caption

Alexander Sanger
On the morning of Oct. 16, 1916, a long line of Brooklyn residents and their baby carriages formed outside a Brownsville brownstone.

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Why Making a Fundraising Call is Better than Root Canal

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Alexander Sanger

Alexander Sanger was introduced to me by the Director of Major Gifts at International Planned Parenthood Federation /Western Hemisphere Region, Jessica Gillotta. “I love Alexander,” Jessica said, “because he’s an equal partner when it comes to fundraising. He’s not afraid to come on a donor call, ask people for money, and roll up his sleeves.” 
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SPECIAL GUEST
U.S. SENATOR  CHUCK  SCHUMER
Honorary ChairpersonsCongressman Eliot Engel | Congresswoman Nita Lowey
Co-ChairpersonsSuzanne Berger, Esq. ~ Allison Fine ~ Jill Iscol ~ Bonnie Orden, Esq.
The Scarsdale Woman’s Club
37 Drake Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
June 9, 2016
Cocktails ~ 6:30 PM
Program and Dinner ~ 7:30 PM
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William Sanger – The Undiscovered American Modernist

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The Undiscovered American Modernist
Exhibition of Paintings by William Sanger
The Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Eastport, Maine
May 13 – June 12, 2016
It is axiomatic in the art world that most painters are ignored during their lives and forgotten after their deaths. William Sanger (1873-1961) fared better than many artists during his life because of his innate talent and after his death because of the notoriety of his wife, Margaret. While living, Sanger had several solo exhibitions in the 1920s and 1930s at such galleries as the Touchstone Gallery, the Brown-Robertson Studio, and the Delphic Studio, all in New York City, along with exhibiting in numerous group shows in the city and around the country. His last solo show was in 1931.

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Calendar – Tides Institute & Museum of Art

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Exhibition: William Sanger – Downeast: Watercolors by William Sanger

May 13 – June 12, 2016.

Exhibition Opening Reception, Friday, May 13, 2016, 5-7 pm.
A selection of watercolors by New York artist, William Sanger (1873-1961), of the Maine coast. The watercolors are from the collection of the artist’s grandson, Alexander Sanger. A catalogue has been prepared for this exhibition by art historian, Alexandra C. Anderson.

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