Attaining womanhood : a doctor talks to girls about sex / by George W. Corner ...

Author:: Corner, George W. (George Washington), 1889-1981
Published:: New York ; London : Harper & Brothers, [1939]
Copyright Date:: ©1939
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: xiii, 95 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
8vo
Additional Creators:: Harper & Brothers

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Contents:

The importance of having two sexes -- The human reproductive system -- Attainment of maturity; The reproductive cycle -- Sex attraction; Sex in boys -- Sex conduct -- Sex problems in girlhood -- Venereal disease.

Summary:

"The book is intended to provide intelligent girls of high school age with a scientific account of sex and human reproduction."--Preface.

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Related Titles:

Doctor talks to gilrs about sex

Note:

"First edition."
Rare Books copy: "First edition" stated; in publisher's original blue cloth; title printed on gold label on spine; INSCRIBED by author in ink on front free endpaper: "for Mary Aikman, February 1940, [signed] George W. Corner."
[Bookseller's note]: This volume is remarkable as it was designed for teenagers and clearly lays out scientific facts regarding menstruation, conception, pregnancy, and even some social issues such as how to deal with sexual attraction. This volume was a companion to a book aimed at teenage boys "Attaining Manhood."

Bibliography Note:

"Books and materials for further study": pages 93-95.

Source of Acquisition:

Rare Books copy: Purchased from Max Rambod, Inc.; 2022.
Rare Books copy: Purchased with funds from the James Milholland Rare Books Endowment; 2022.

Administrative History:

George Washington Corner was an American physician, embryologist and pioneer of the contraceptive pill. He played a critical role in the discovery of progesterone. Corner specialized in analyzing the function of hormones in the female reproductive system and, with the American gynecologist Willard M. Allen, identified the hormone progesterone, an ingredient used in oral contraceptives.

Endowment Note:

James Milholland Rare Books Endowment

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