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William J. Robinson

About the Author

William Josephus Robinson (1867-1936) was the first American physician to demand that knowledge of contraceptives be taught to medical students, taking on both Anthony Comstock’s morality crusade and the American Medical Association. His writings include A Clergyman’s Son and Daughter, Fewer and Better Babies, and Practical Eugenics.