To begin, Crystal Eastman first published her article in 1918. She produced the source for a wide target audience. The article was originally published in a radical journal called Birth Control review. The purpose of the source was to inform women that, regardless of whether the law stipulated it or not, they could choose whether or not to conceive a child. The purpose of the source is to ask women to take control of their bodies. “I would almost say that the entire structure of the dream of feminist society is based on the rapid extension of scientific knowledge about birth control.” (Eastman, Pg.510). Then, the original source is women, feminists and most likely doctors. However, because it was published in a magazine considered radical for the times, it is unknown who actually read it. An interesting fact is that both Crystal's mother and father were reverends. As a matter of fact, his mother was actually ordained as the first female minister of the Congregation. Because her mother had changed things, Crystal felt a deep need to emulate her. However, instead of following her parents into the ministry, she became a feminist. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that either of her parents would support her desire for birth control, as birth control violates the Bible. Furthermore, the biggest underlying value I could find in her article would be economic freedom for women. Its key values ​​include women's right to vote, women holding office, birth control, and social and sexual freedom. “This for me is the central fact of feminism. Until women learn to desire economic independence, that is, the ability to earn a living independently of their husbands, fathers, brothers or lovers, and until they find a way to achieve this... middle of paper... .. .during this time period, as depicted in this story as well as throughout the chapter, birth control was considered unconstitutional. Another example of a feminist who fought the war on birth control was Margret Sanger. She was so against forced pregnancies that she took matters into her own hands. “Sanger smuggled these devices into the United States and in 1916, in an immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn, he opened America's first birth control clinic. A few days after the clinic opened, she was arrested for promoting birth control.” (Dubois &Dumenil, 2012.)Works CitedCrystal, E. (1918). Birth control on the agenda of feminism. In E. C. DuBois and L. Dumenil, Through Women's Eyes: An American History with Documents (p. 509). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.EC DuBois and L. Dumenil, Through the Eyes of Women: An American History with Documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin.