Sex education

Scope and Contents This small collection of papers of Margaret Castex Sturgis touches on many aspects of her medical career and interests during her time in the Philadelphia area. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of gynecology and cervical cancer research.The collection is divided into six small series. Series 1 concerns Sturgis' teaching career while at Woman's Medical College. The bulk of this series is the text of a complete course of twelve lectures on gynecology from...

Overview Sylvanus Stall (18 October 1847 – 6 November 1915) was a United States Lutheran pastor, most famous for his 1897 sex education and anti-masturbation book What A Young Boy Ought To Know and its many sequels. This book, and others, were part of a series called “Self and Sex,” and were published by Stall’s publishing company, Vir Publishing Company, between 1897 and 1904.The Sylvanus Stall Records of Vir Publishing Company span the years 1899 to 1911, and documents the activities of the...

Scope and Contents During the first World War the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) were particularly concerned with the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs, then called venereal disease). During this time, and with help from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), the CEF produced pamphlets, lectures, and other assorted materials to educate young soldiers on sexual health and how to avoid STIs. These materials emphasized the ill effects of gonorrhea and syphilis, and urged abstinence...