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LoC No.: 11008585
Title: Confidential Chats with Girls
Note: Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
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Summary: "Confidential Chats with Girls" by William Lee Howard, M.D. is a comprehensive guide focused on the sexual education and health of young women, likely written in the early 20th century. The book addresses crucial topics surrounding puberty, menstruation, and overall physical and emotional well-being, aimed at girls transitioning from childhood to womanhood. Howard emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting the natural processes of female development while offering practical advice to promote health and confidence. The opening portion introduces the premise of the book, highlighting the lack of adequate sexual education for American girls aged fourteen to eighteen. Howard discusses the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty and frames this period as a natural, yet critical time for understanding one's body and its functions. He uses various analogies from nature to explain growth and development, ultimately stressing the need for open conversations about sex and hygiene to prevent misinformation and health issues. The author aims to empower young women with knowledge that could shield them from the consequences of ignorance, underscoring that both mothers and daughters must break the cycle of prudence to cultivate a healthier generation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Howard, William Lee, 1860-1918
EBook No.: 57551
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Downloads: 360
Language: English
Subject: Sex instruction
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 11008585
Title: Confidential Chats with Girls
Note: Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Confidential Chats with Girls" by William Lee Howard, M.D. is a comprehensive guide focused on the sexual education and health of young women, likely written in the early 20th century. The book addresses crucial topics surrounding puberty, menstruation, and overall physical and emotional well-being, aimed at girls transitioning from childhood to womanhood. Howard emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting the natural processes of female development while offering practical advice to promote health and confidence. The opening portion introduces the premise of the book, highlighting the lack of adequate sexual education for American girls aged fourteen to eighteen. Howard discusses the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty and frames this period as a natural, yet critical time for understanding one's body and its functions. He uses various analogies from nature to explain growth and development, ultimately stressing the need for open conversations about sex and hygiene to prevent misinformation and health issues. The author aims to empower young women with knowledge that could shield them from the consequences of ignorance, underscoring that both mothers and daughters must break the cycle of prudence to cultivate a healthier generation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Howard, William Lee, 1860-1918
EBook No.: 57551
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Downloads: 360
Language: English
Subject: Sex instruction
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.