The Digest of Hygiene: Mother and Daughter

Hollywood, California: Hygienic Productions, 1953. Good. Large water stain with warping.. A sex and puberty education booklet published for mothers to share with their pubescent daughters, Covering all subjects ranging from menstruation to sex, marriage, venereal disease, pregnancy, abortion, and menopause. Also addresses masturbation, "Should you bear more children?", the causes of "frigidity", "Keeping Health and Beauty after Forty", sterilization, and "Woman's Sexual Duties to Husband". The final chapter discusses finances, and encourages women to be active participants in the family finances. Overall, an interesting booklet providing insight into how the topics of puberty, sex and marriage were taught to girls and their mothers at this time. Single vol. (7.75" by 5.25"), pp. 91, [5], stapled in original textured light green wrappers printed in ref and black. Note the booklets assumptions when it comes to gender roles, as in this quote from page 80: "The desire to remain young and attractive is inherent in every woman...