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You are probably asking about Margaret Sanger. A pioneer in women's reproductive health, she opened a clinic in Brooklyn, New York in 1916. While today that does not seem very remarkable, back then the idea of family planning or letting women decide how many children to have was very controversial; despite the large number of women who wanted the clinic's services, it was shut down by police within days, and Sanger was arrested.

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The woman who opened the first Birth Control clinic in the US was Margaret Sanger. She was a birth control advocate and women's rights activist who founded the American Birth Control League, which later evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Sanger's work played a significant role in advancing women's reproductive rights and access to contraception.

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