Sexual health

Scope and Contents Documents concerning health programs, education and policies of the YWCA of the U.S.A. including the American Osteopathic Association, Athletic Association, bibliographies, Bureau of Social Education and conferences. American Osteopathic Association materials are comprised of correspondence regarding a policy change in the YWCA to accept either Doctors of Medicine(M.D.) or Doctors of Osteopathy(D.O.) for their medical examinations. Athletic Association includes minutes and meeting reports,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning topics of health in the YWCA of the U.S.A. including health examination policies, mental hygiene, nurses work, Olympic games, shoe campaign, social education, social education in Labrador, the Women's foundation for health and miscellaneous pamphlets. Olympic materials address the matter of women participating in the international games as well as the United States' participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympic games under the Nazi regime. The shoe campaign describes aspects...

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Issues of the twice yearly YWCA publication, "The Health Education Bulletin". Each issue addresses health issues of the time, suggests programming, makes announcements and provides program resources. In addition, the bulletins address social and physical wellness and make recommendations for health education in all areas. 

Abstract The International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) advocated for women’s reproductive rights and health between 1984 and 2021. The IWHC acted as a comprehensive resource for sexual and reproductive health information, data and recommendations. The materials in the collection document the International Women's Health Coalition’s (IWHC) work as an advocate, funder, and global partner in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and adolescents. The bulk of records contain...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the Social Morality Committee and Volunteer Workers' Bureau of the War Work Council of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Social Morality Committee coordinates lectures, training and educational materials teaching the benefits of health as the basis for socially and personally responsible living. Such program include sex education to girls and women, particularly women exposed to military camps. The Social Morality Committee begins as the Social Morality...

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Reports, pamphlets and handbooks of the Social Morality Committee of the War Work Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Through lectures, films and publicity the Social Morality Committee seeks to educate girls and young women on the social dangers that present during wartime and the patriotic duty to uphold high moral standards, particularly when it comes to the relationships between men and women. 

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Documents concerning the International Conference of Women Physicians, a conference organized by the Social Morality Committee of the War Work Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in response to the social problems that came with the expanding social and economic role of women during World War I. Included are lists of delegates, conference programs, short biographies of international women physicians attending, and reports of the lectures and discussions of the conference. 

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Proceedings of the International Conference of Women Physicians, a conference organized by the Social Morality Committee of the War Work Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in response to the social problems that came with the expanding social and economic role of women during World War I.

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Social morality lectures by Dr. Mabel Ulrich.