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Danish-born birth control advocate and radical socialist (1868–1952)
Caroline Nelson (also Caroline Nelson Rave; 1868–1952) of Denmark was an American
birth control advocate and radical
socialist. A member of
Margaret Sanger's inner circle, she was affiliated with the
Northern California Birth Control Committee of 100. As a
San Francisco-based
Wobbly organizer, she spoke at
IWW meetings, along with
Emma Goldman,
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and
Rose Pastor Stokes. Nelson was married to Carl Rave, an
ironworker and union activist who also participated in birth control activism.
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