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Salumbides and Tang 1 Annotated Bibliography Salumbides and Tang 1 Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources “Aletta Jacobs.” Brooklyn Museum: Aletta Jacobs, 2019, ​ ​ www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/aletta_jacobs. Accessed 17 Nov. 2019. The Brooklyn Museum highlights the role of women in history. The museum has an online article on Aletta Jacobs and her role in the women’s movement regarding her promotion of birth control. We used her information to outline a format to portray our topic as well as using the picture it provided for the website. The museum is professionally funded and collects art special to specific time periods so we confirmed it is primary. “Aletta Jacobs on a Peace Mission in Berlin.” Aletta Jacobs on a Peace Mission in Berlin | IISH, ​ ​ 26 Nov. 2013, archief.socialhistory.org/en/collections/aletta-jacobs-peace-mission-berlin. Accessed 13 April, 2020. The international institute of social history, or IISH, is an online European museum dedicated to posting key aspects of history. They are credible for its numerous fact checks and its work with other credible museums such as the Atria. This source was used for live footage of the Aletta Jacobs during her suffragist tour making it a primary source Ann Oakley on Aletta Jacobs. Youtube, uploaded by Bristol University Press and Policy Press, Salumbides and Tang 2 Mar. 5 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3pFLcCxG3Q. Accessed 18 Mar. 2020. Ann Oakley is a renowned British sociologist and professor who specializes in her knowledge on the feminist movement. We used her interview to highlight some of Aletta Jacobs’s most important accomplishments to the birth control movement. Annie Besant, Charles Bradlaugh and. “The Queen v. Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant : (Specially Reported) : Bradlaugh, Charles, 1833-1891 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive, London : Freethought Publishing Company, 1 Jan. 1877, ​ ​ archive.org/details/queenvcharlesbra00brad/page/n6. Arhive.org digitally downloads primary sources and upload it for the public to hear. The source talks about how birth control was suppressed from the Knowlton Trials which we used as information for the historical context. The source is fact checked by many and it is a digital copy of the original copy making it a primary source. Arnold, Arthur. “‘The Queen v. Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant : (Specially Reported)".” Full Text of "The Queen v. Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant : (Specially Reported)", ​ 2019, archive.org/stream/queenvcharlesbra00brad/queenvcharlesbra00brad_djvu.txt. Archive. Org also saves original copies of pictures and posters. This included the poster on the trial of the Queen prohibiting the knowledge on sex education. We used this picture for the website and due to it being the original copy it is a primary source. Salumbides and Tang 3 Atria. “Isaac Israels and Aletta Jacobs: Aletta Jacobs.” Atria, 16 Nov. 2015, ​ ​ institute-genderequality.org/library-archive/collection-highlights/isaac-israels-and-aletta-j acobs/. Accessed 17 Nov, 2019. Atria is a museum in Europe dedicated to women in history. The famous painter, Isaac Israels, painted Aletta Jacobs during her role in the birth control movement. The picture was used on the website. the museum is professionally funded and has the original copy making it a primary source Bruijn, Enny de. “Moeilijk Voor Gereformeerden: Durven Lachen Om Jezelf.” RD.nl, 15 Oct. ​ ​ 2012,www.rd.nl/opinie/columns/moeilijk-voor-gereformeerden-durven-lachen-om-jezelf- 1.692597. Accessed 7 April, 2020. Reformatorisch Dagblad covers the history of Church influence in Europe. The source covers the 18th century to modern day with constant fact checks and corroborating sources. This source was used for its poster of Aletta Jacobs during her movement in the Netherlands. “Charles Knowlton.” Internet Archive Search: ​ https://archive.org/details/101236557.nlm.nih.gov/mode/2up. Accessed 24 Oct. 2019. An online site approved by professional historians for its public display of historical documents. The site had an online copy of Fruits of Philosophy in which we used it to ​ ​ show how sex education was looked down upon in early 18th century Europe. Chen, Michelle. “Trump's Title X Rule Defunding Planned Parenthood Yet Another Blow to Low-Income Women.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 23 Aug. 2019, ​ ​ Salumbides and Tang 4 www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-title-x-rule-defunding-planned-parenthood-yet -another-ncna1045471. Accessed 12 April, 2020. NBC is a new organization that covers world news. They maintain a neutral perspective politically making them seem credible. The document was used to discuss how birth control in America is different in Europe through its laws and funding in birth control. Daley, Kevin. “Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To Maine Law Banning Abortion Clinic Protests.” The Daily Caller, The Daily Caller, 16 Apr. 2018, ​ ​ dailycaller.com/2018/04/16/supreme-court-maine-abortion-clinic-protests/. Accessed 21 Nov. 2019. The Daily Caller is a news outlet maintaining an unbiased standview on its issues. The issues we used was about abortion laws in Maine. This information was utilized to show the everlasting effects of Jacob’s works on birth control. The source covers the issue on the current conflict with pro-choice and pro-life parties making it a primary source. Dingwall, E. J. “Early Contraceptive Sheaths.” British Medical Journal, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 3 Jan. 1953, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2015111/?page=2. Accessed 24 Oct. 2019. This source was used to gain further context on the early uses of birth control, which was exemplified through Giacomo Casanova’s various sexual exploits and his jarring lack of offspring. Though Casanova originated from Italy and Jacobs from the Netherlands, his experiences with birth control clearly indicated its potential usefulness in the future. Salumbides and Tang 5 Ferguson, Kathy. “Whose Freedom? Birth Control And The Enduring Fight Over Our Bodies.” Whose Freedom? Birth Control And The Enduring Fight Over Our Bodies. ~, 1 Jan. ​ 1970, contemporarycondition.blogspot.com/2014/07/whose-freedom-birth-control-and.html. Accessed 19 march, 2020. The following source showed satirical posters that promoted the use of contraceptives. The author of this website, Kathy Ferguson, is a historian that teaches at the university of Hawai’i. The source is primary due to the picture dating back to the Victorian era, a time where our historical context takes place. Greene, David, director. Anti-Abortion Rights Activists Watch as Movement Gains Ground. NPR, ​ ​ ​ ​ NPR, 16 May 2019, www.npr.org/2019/05/16/723878791/anti-abortion-rights-activists-watch-as-movements- gains-ground. Accessed 12 April, 2020. NPR is a politically neutral news network that covers world news. This source is reliable for its fact checks and lack of bias. The pro-life movement has gained more influence with the approval for less funding on Title X, a birth control program that helps people deal with abortion. The recording is the president of a pro-life organization and their input on the topic. Haire, Norman. “Some Moral Medical Views On Birth Control : Norman Haire : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive, 1 Jan. 1970, ​ ​ archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.200481/page/n175?q=aletta%2Bjacobs. Salumbides and Tang 6 Accessed 24 Oct. 2019. A source approved by historians for public displaying primary sources such as newspaper articles, books, and original copies. We determined this was a primary source with its background checks and constant fact checks. We used Some Moral Medical Views On ​ Birth Control written by Aletta Jacobs in order to display her form of protesting through ​ the birth control movement. Harper, Ida Husted. “Clipping from Evening Star.” Newspapers.com, 2019, ​ ​ www.newspapers.com/clip/26888378/evening_star/. Accessed 17 Nov. 2019. Newspapers.com is dedicated to preserving and digitally publishing famous articles in the for the public use. The source is primary for its original copies and fact checks. We used one news article that showed Jacobs’s impact on the birth control movement. Innocent VIII. The Bull of Innocent VIII, 2000, ​ ​ web.archive.org/web/20080523174317/http://www.malleusmaleficarum.org/mm00e.html . Accessed 24 October 2019. Archive.org provided an online copy of the papal bull established by Pope Innocent VIII. ​ The source is primary for its credible website and being a direct copy of the original. The source was used for providing a historical background for our topic by displaying how contraceptives were suppressed. Jacobs, Aletta H. “Memories of Dr. Aletta H. Jacobs.” Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Salumbides and Tang 7 Letteren, 1924, https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/jaco045heri01_01/jaco045heri01_01_0012.php. Accessed 4 Nov. 2019. This is Aletta Jacobs’s autobiography. It was used to gain access to her personal insights and experiences during her promotion of the birth control movement and women’s rights. This source is primary, as it was written by Jacobs herself during the time period. Kelly, Mary, director. Planned Parenthood Withdraws From Title X Program Over Trump ​ Abortion Rule . NPR, NPR, 19 Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/transcripts/752438119. ​ ​ ​ NPR is a neutral news network. The recording provides the input from certain pro-choice activists on the topic of President Trump’s interaction with Title X’s defunding. Knowlton, Charles. “Fruits of Philosophy.” 2018, www.monash.edu/library/collections/exhibitions/recent-acquisitions5/virtual-exhibition/p hotos/photo59.html. Accessed 4 Nov. 2019. Monash University is a public university in Australia and contains an online library of historical documents. The pictures displayed are from that time making them primary sources. We used their pictures to show the extent the Queen went to suppress sexual education. Martin, Jeffery. “Two Girls Donated Elizabeth Warren's Lemonade Stand Contribution to pro-Life Charity.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 23 Sept. 2019, ​ ​ Salumbides and Tang 8 www.newsweek.com/two-girls-donated-elizabeth-warrens-lemonade-stand-contribution- pro-life-charity-1460851.
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