The Need for Sex Education

Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Health, 1935. Very good. Light spotting. One may be missing wrps.. Two (2) issues of a public health booklet published to educate American families about the need for sex education. It begins by highlighting the result of ignorance surrounding sexually transmitted infections: "For many generations women and children have been victims of terrible diseases ... Until lately the public has been ignorant of the causes of these disasters. Now people are learning that they are due to sex diseases, the chief of which are syphilis and gonorrhea ... No race can remain vigorous and endure with its young men are weakened by venereal disease, when its women are barren, and when its children are defective" (p.1). The booklet goes on to decry improper education, and its consequences in "improper sex conduct in youth". It then invites parents and teachers to offer frank and fact-based information on sex and hygiene to prevent the spread of disease. Note the mention of "the war"; the First World War brought venereal disease to the forefront of public health officials' worries, prompting educational initiatives such as this one to be spearheaded by American health organizations.

"The Need for Sex Education". Springfield: Illinois Department of Public Health, c.1935. Single vol. (5.75" by 3.5"), pp. 8, in original printed self wrps with seal of state government on front.

"The Need for Sex Education". Springfield: Illinois Department of Public Health, c.1935. Single vol. (5.5" by 3.5"), pp. 8, in original self wrps, potentially lacking wrappers.