Health collection, 1818-1990's (ongoing) (bulk 1860s-1980s).

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Health collection, 1818-1990's (ongoing) (bulk 1860s-1980s).

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This collection documents the evolution of medical and scientific thinking and practice relating to women's health from 1818-1990s. There are small amounts of material on such topics as abortion, birth control, childbirth, eugenics, female genital mutilation, lactation, infant mortality, marriage instruction, mental hygiene, motherhood, nutrition, obstetrics, sexuality, sterilization, and AIDS. Types of materials include articles, books, advertisements, clippings, research materials, reports, surveys, pamphlets, and newsletters from a wide range of authors ranging from misogynist to feminist. AIDS activist Diane Palladino donated three boxes of publications, reports and conference material in 1999, much of it related to now-defunct Western Massachusetts Women and AIDS Network. Also includes material related to still on-going New Jersey Women and AIDS Network.

3.75 linear ft. (5 boxes; 11 volumes)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Women's health advocacy organization. Founded at the height of second wave feminism, the National Women's Health Network was an outgrowth of informal groups of women sharing their experiences. The idea for an organization that would enable women to influence health policy was hatched in the fall of 1974 by Barbara Seaman and Belita Cowan. The "Women's Health Lobby" (later called the National Women's Health Lobby Network, and finally the National Women's Health Network) w...