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Puberty

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Guides for mothers and daughters discussing puberty (1st part of collection) 2023-0049 , 1830-1960, bulk: 1880-1925

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: X032669457], Folder: 1-3
Scope and Contents 1st part of MSS 16758. Twenty-three pamphlets about puberty for women. Some are directed toward mothers, while others are created specifically for daughters. Dates range from 1933 to 1981. Earlier pamphlets discuss the process through storytelling, while later examples utilize more medical terminology. Titles include "Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday" "Very Personally Yours," and "Growing Up and Liking It." All pamphlets are illustrated; some have calendars others...
Dates: 1830-1960; Majority of material found within 1880-1925

Pamphlets for parents and teachers about puberty and sex education (Addition 49) 2024-0084, 1946-1972

 File — Box 11: [Barcode: X032669466], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains pamphlets for parents and teachers about puberty and sex education. Titles include 1. "Sex Behavior and sex interest in Children," by Louise Bates Ames (1952); 2. "When children ask about sex," by the staff of the Child Study Association of America, Sidonie M. Gruenberg [and others] Anna W.M. Wolf, editor, (1946); 3. "Preparation for puberty: a...
Dates: 1946-1972

Pamphlets on puberty and sexual development, childhood diseases, motherhood, birth control, and nutrition (Addition 32) 2024-0029

 File — Box 9: [Barcode: X032669463], Folder: 4-5
Scope and Contents This addition to MSS16758, University of Virginia History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains thirty-four pamphlets on various topics, including puberty and sexual development, childhood diseases, motherhood, birth control, and nutrition. List of items: A Story About You, by Marion O. Lerrigo [and] Helen Southard [in consultation with] Milton J.E. Senn. Finding Yourself, by Marion O. Lerrigo, Helen Southard; medical consultant, Milton J.E. Senn. Approaching adulthood, by...
Dates: 1700-2014