Happiness in Marriage

Margaret Sanger was a sex educator, nurse, and birth control activist. She founded Planned Parenthood and wrote numerous articles and books on controversial topics including birth control. She was arrested for espousing contraception and women's freedom of control over their own bodies.

Part of that activism is present in "Happiness in Marriage." But the book attempts to do more--to teach both men and women what a committed relationship means, what mutual respect and support earns, and why sexual power and communion are a vital part of a successful relationship. This 1926 book was the first of its kind permitted to be sold--a marriage manual with anatomical information for both sexes, and promoting contraception--and was controversial at the time for its frank views on sexual pleasure in women, the need for birth control and delayed childbearing, and the idea of continual romance and renewal. Much of the advice and insight resonates today, but at the least the book is known for its historical import and frank ice-breaking of the sexual taboo and female sexuality.

Now available in an eBook edition from Quid Pro Books, the NookBook edition adds an active Table of Contents and presents the original text and images carefully.