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| Title | Agency Photographs Public Affairs Events, etc. -- Planned Parenthood-- 617 Roswell Road clinic, undated |
| Identifier | W084_60_36 |
| Creator | Planned Parenthood Southeast |
| Scope note | Planned Parenthood Southeast Records are comprised primarily of files, 1955-2011, from the office of Planned Parenthood Southeast, and its predecessors, Planned Parenthood of the Atlanta Area and Planned Parenthood of Georgia. The records are organized in 13 series, which reflect Planned Parenthood Southeast’s organization, its activities (both internal and external), as well as special formats of the records. The series are: I. Administrative Files; II. President/CEO Files; III. Legislative Files; IV. Office Files; V. Legal; VI. Campaigns and Projects; VII. Media and Publicity Files; VIII. Event Files; IX. Training Files; X. Development Files; XI. Subject Files; XII. Artifacts and Textiles; XIII. Audio-Visual Materials and Scrapbooks. |
| Biographical or historical note | Margaret Sanger, a practicing nurse, began Planned Parenthood New York in 1916 to provide family planning services for low income and immigrant women. Decisive legislation in the 1930's legalized birth control in New York, Vermont and Connecticut, and gradually, as legislation allowed, Sanger was able to disseminate information on birth control methods through opening health clinics across the nation. The Atlanta, Georgia affiliate of Planned Parenthood was founded in 1964 by Mrs. Herbert (Esther) Taylor. Mrs. Taylor brought together representatives of churches, professionals and businesses to organize what was then called the Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area, Inc., (PPAA) and later (in the 1980's) simply referred to as Planned Parenthood of Atlanta. At the time of PPAA's founding, Fulton County had one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the nation: statistics showed 50,000 women in greater Atlanta between the ages of 15 and 45 needed family planning services but could not afford a private physician. In 1966, the first Planned Parenthood clinic opened at the Bethlehem Community Center, and by 1974 Planned Parenthood of Atlanta was operating nine clinics throughout the Atlanta area, serving 7,000 patients a year. In 1997, clinic outreach was further expanded when Planned Parenthood of East-Central Georgia joined with Planned Parenthood of the Atlanta Area to become Planned Parenthood of Georgia. In 2010, Planned Parenthood Georgia combined with the Alabama and Mississippi affiliates, and together they became Planned Parenthood Southeast. The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia is a pro-choice advocacy organization. A separate entity from Planned Parenthood Southeast, the Action Fund's mission is to advance and defend reproductive freedom for all through fund raising for lobbyists to elect pro-choice leaders, tirelessly advocating on behalf of women, men and young people who rely on Planned Parenthood to provide reproductive choice. |
| Language | English |
| Subject |
Abortion--Law and legislation Birth control Pro-choice movement--Political aspects Pro-life movement--Moral and ethical aspects Pro-life movement--Public relations Reproductive freedom Reproductive health Reproductive rights and policy Women political activists |
| Subject (names) |
Planned Parenthood Southeast Planned Parenthood of the Atlanta Area Scott, Kay Taylor, Esther Wattleton, Faye |
| Location depicted |
Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.) |
| Series | Series XIII: Audio-Visual Materials and Scrapbooks. Subseries D: Photographs and Slides 1968-2010 |
| Collection | Planned Parenthood Southeast Records |
| Curatorial area | Archives for Research on Women and Gender |
| Digital publisher | Georgia State University Library |
| Finding aid | https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/1562 |
| Rights information | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). |
| Citation | W084_60_36 (electronic version), Planned Parenthood Southeast Records, W084, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta. |
| Source format | photographs |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Image |
