The Transformation of American Sex Education: Mary Calderone and the Fight for Sexual Health

by Ellen S. More

Book Overview

A comprehensive history of the battle over sex education in the United States

Mid-century America had a problem talking about sex. Dr. Mary Calderone first diagnosed this condition and, in 1964, led the uphill battle to de-stigmatize sex education. Supporters hailed her as the "grandmother of modern sex education" while her detractors painted her as an "aging libertine," but both could agree that she was quickly shaping the way sex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479835242
• ISBN13: 9781479835249
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"