mnsss93 Health Collection, 1818-1990s (bulk 1860s-1980s) Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by mnsss. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
Northampton, MA
2003

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 Collection Overview Health Collection1818-1990s 1860s-1980s MS 394 5 boxes; 11 books (3.75 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
Documents the evolution of medical and scientific thinking and practice relating to women's health. Topics include 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 printed material, research materials, reports, and surveys. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

This subject 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.

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Health Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

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History of the Collection

Materials in this subject collection were either purchased or given to the Sophia Smith Collection by various donors.

Finding aid revised in 2002 by Katie Kowinski, intern. Introductory text by Kate Weigand. Portions of collection are unprocessed (noted in contents list).

Search Terms National Women's Health Network (U.S.) Abortion--History AIDS (Disease) in women Birth control--History--20th century Breast feeding--History Childbirth--History Child care--United States--History--20th century--Sources Eugenics--History Female circumcision--Developing countries Infants--Mortality--History Marriage--History Nutrition--Women--History Obstetrics--History Sterilization (birth control)--History Women--Health and hygiene--History Women--Mental health--History Women--Sexual behavior--History Women's health services--History Sophia Smith Collection GENERAL 1 1 Articles, printed material 1 2 Bibliography 1 2a Care of infants and children: pamphlets, 1926-28, n.d. 1 3 Childbirth Clinics 1 4 General 1 5 Easter Women's Center, New York 1 6 Feminist Women's Health Centers 1 7 Women's Community Health Center, Cambridge (MA) 1 8 Vermont Women's Health Center, Burlington (VT) 1 Women's Health Counseling Service, Springfield (MA) 1 Women's Health Care Collective, Florence (MA) 1 New Hampshire Feminist Health Center 1 Somerville (MA) Women's Health Center 1 9 Clitoridectomy: articles, 1818-1923, n.d. 1 10 Health Care system: articles, printed material 1 10a Hormone therapy: correspondence, 1960 1 10b Maternity clothes: pamphlets, 1921-28, n.d. Menstruation 1 10c Kotex flyer, 1944 1 "Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday": pamphlet, 1931 Organizations 1 11 Coalition for the Medical Rights of Women

[See also Periodicals: Second Opinion]

 1 12 National Institute of Mental Health: Women's World 1 13 National Woman's Health Network 1 14 Women's Health Forum 1 15 Pregnancy: pamphlets 1926, n.d. 1a 1 Our Bodies Ourselves, ed. Boston Women's Health Collection 1st ed. (1970) and second printing (1971) 1970-71 1a 2 Surveys, research 1a 3 Women's Health Day: proceedings, 1980, 1991 1a 4 Campaign for Women's Health (1991) 1a 5 March for Women's Lives, 2004 WOMEN AND AIDS [UNPROCESSED] 2 Conference papers, published articles, reports (1-319) with index, 2 books, buttons, pamphlets, and stickers, circa 1980s-90s 3 Conference papers, published articles, and reports (Western Massachusetts focus), circa 1980s-90s 4 Conference papers, published articles, and reports (some New Jersey material), 1980s-90s BOOKS ON SHELF Bissell, Mary Taylor, MD., Physical Development and Exercise for Women, (1891) Blackwell, Antoinette Brown, Sexes Throughout Nature, (1875) Boston Women's Health Collective, The New Our Bodies Ourselves, (1984) Cooke, Cynthia W., M.D. and Susan Dworkin, The Mrs. Guide to a Woman's Health, (1979) Duffey, Mrs. E.D., What Women Should Know, (1884) Ehrenreich, Barbara and Deirdre English, Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness (1973) Hosken, Fran, Female Sexual Mutilations: The Facts and Proposals for Action. An Action Guide. (Lexington, MA. Women's International Network News, 1980) Hosken, Fran. The Hosken Report, Genital and Sexual Mutilation of Females, (Second enlarged edition. Lexington, MA. Women's International Network News, 1979 and Fourth edition, 1993) Lane, William, Safer Motherhood (n.d., circa 1934) Lowry, E.B. Dr., Confidences: Tales From a Young Girl Concerning Herself (1919) MacKeith, Nancy, ed., The New Women's Health Handbook. (London, Virago, 1978) Napheys, George H., The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother. (Philadelphia, George Maclean, 1871) (pages missing; 2 copies) Pancoast, S., et al., Beautiful Womanhood Guide to Mental and Physical Development. (Chicago, Ziedler, 1905) Rubin, Herman, Eugenics and Sex Harmony: The Sexes, Their Relations and Problems (1933) Rush, Ann Kent,Getting Clear: Body Work for Women (1973) Samuels, Mike and Hal Bennett, The Well Body Book (1973) Shew, Joel, M.D., Letters to Women on Midwifery and the Diseases of Women (1878)