Van Kleeck Allison
American birth control advocate
About Van Kleeck Allison
Born 1894. Van Kleeck Allison was an American.
Van Kleek Allison (born ca. 1894, date of death unknown) was an American birth control activist who worked in the birth control movement in the United States. He was arrested in Boston in July 1916, for handing out leaflets that described contraception, and sentenced to three years in prison. Allison was the child of a wealthy New York family. In 1917 he co-edited (with Mike Gold) a radical Boston newspaper called The Flame: A Monthly magazine of Literature and revolution, which ran for 3 issues.
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Who was Van Kleeck Allison?
American birth control advocate
When was Van Kleeck Allison born?
Van Kleeck Allison was born on 23 May 1894 in Englewood.
What nationality was Van Kleeck Allison?
Van Kleeck Allison was American.
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