In 1923, Margaret Sanger opened the first legal birth control clinic in America. Almost 90 years later, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire is reminding audiences of those early struggles for women’s reproductive health and education, which don’t seem as foreign as they should. In the premiere episode of season 3, Margaret (Schroeder) Thompson hears a radio story about Carrie … Continue reading ‘Boardwalk Empire’: Margaret Thompson, Margaret Sanger, and the Cultural Commentary of Historical Fiction