The fight for sex ed the century-long battle between truth and doctrine / Margaret Grace Myers.
| Author/creator | Myers, Margaret Grace |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Beacon Press, [2025] |
| Description | xi, 276 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Dr. Prince Morrow and the Birth of Sexual Health Advocacy in America -- Ella Flagg Young and the First Sex Ed Lectures in American Public Schools -- Fit to Fight: Syphilis and WWI -- Thomas Parran and "The Next Great Plague to Go" -- Ellsworth Buck's Drive to Educate New York City -- World War II -- The Birth and Boycott of the Sex Ed Film -- Sex Ed and Family Life Education in the 1950s -- The First North American Conference on Church and Family -- The Birth of SIECUS -- The Religious Right Comes for SIECUS -- The New Battles of the 1970s -- A Decade of Federal Action -- Curricula Wars -- AIDS -- The Rise of Comprehensive Sex Ed -- The A-H Definition -- Trump, Biden, and Today -- Afterword: The Future of Sex Ed. |
| Abstract | "What we teach young people has serious ramifications for reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, and public health. Sex education lies at the intersection of these hugely important cultural forces, yet it has been largely invisible. This book illuminates its potential-and its power"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-261) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025007308 |
| ISBN | 9780807008065 hardcover |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |