Annie Besant, The Law of Population: Its Consequences, and Its Bearing upon Human Conduct and Morals
Besant published The Law of Population: Its Consequences, and Its Bearing upon Human Conduct and Morals in 1877. She writes about Malthus' Law of Population. She links overpopulation to disease, poverty, famine, and an overabundance of laboring. Besant also outlines various means of birth control in order to regulate the population.
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