As part of the popular “Open Forum” in Houston, Margaret Sanger spoke on “The Need For Birth Control In America” to an audience of 2,500 in the city auditorium on Nov. 7, 1931.
While six different Texas cities held regular public lectures by well-known guest speakers in the early 20th century, the “Open Forum” programs with the most staying power were in Dallas and Houston. And in both cases single…
