The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
WOMEN DOCTORS STUDY
SOCIAL PR0DLtMS|

Health, the psychological aspects
OF the sex question. and legislative
measures as they reflect the present
status OF sex morality will be the
three divisions of the program inten-
siveiy studied by women physicians
from all parts OF the world when they
gather in New York in the early fall
for an international conference.
The ANAL week will he devoted to a
more general discussion of these sub
tects of vital Importance to women
and representative ~non-rnedical wom-
EN- OF the country will be invited to
join the doctors. The purpose OF this
general conference will be to reach a,
cn-amon ground of understanding
upon which may be based methods
fo- cooperation in dealing with So
cial problems affecting women of the
world.
The hostess for the six weeks CON
ference will be the Social Morality
com riitee. War Work council. Ma
tional board of the Young Women's
Christian associations. and commit
tees are busy arranging details Of fea-
lures connected with the carrying
forward OF so large a project. The
personnel of h program commit
tees is-Health. DR.. Augusta Rucker,
New York. DR.. Edith Hale Swift,
Boston; DR.. Eleanor Betrine, New
York: DR.. Lenna l.. Meanes, Iowa:
Miss Winnifred Sherwood, New York;
psychological aspects OF the sex ques-
ton, DIR. Kristine Mann. New York;
DIR. Berthe, DR.. Josephine Hemen-
way Kenyon. New York: Miss Sus-
anne Barns. Virginia: legislative
measures. DIR. Katherine Bement
Davis. DIR. Anne r. Bingham, New
Y K Or. Alberta Guibord. Or. Swift;
committee on relationships. DIR. Ken
yon. DR.. Sarah Sweet Windsor, OF
Boston: Miss Eliza Butler. New York;
IS Caroline Coivin. Maine; Miss
Alice B. Curtis, Colorado; social
events, Miss Butler: correspondence.
Miss Esse v. Hathaway. Iowa; pub
deity, Miss Florence Nye, Boston;
business manager. Miss Jane Thorn
SON.: ex-of1cio on all committees,
DIR. Anna l. Brown.
Already nearly thirty women physi-
clans from abroad have accepted the
invitation to the conference which
will open September is. Doctors from
India. South America and Canada are
also expected and-three from China
have accepted.
The general purpose is to learn the
attitude toward social education on
health and sex problems together
with the responsibilities related to
them in the various countries and to
discuss future possibilities dealing
with individual national problems.
h program win include eminent
specialists from this country and
abroad and a tentative outline of the
program will Dor be ready for pub
LEGATION.
Four years before the breaking out
nf tho WAY fho Coaial NY%~ny4, 49,
mission of the National board of the
Young Women's Christian ~associa-
tons came into existence. being
created because of the necessity Of
awakening an interest in the training
q m and girls to think Alright
concerning sex education. A small
lecture bureau was organized, the
members speaking before normal
schools, universities and colleges for
the purpose of equipping as many
teachers as possible with fundamental
principles Ct social health and morals.
At the beginning of the war the
present committee was appointed by
the War Work council and an en-
larged bureau of lecturers was en-
listed. When the government created
the section on women's work with
the Social Hygiene division Of the
Committee on Training Camp activi-
ties Of the war department with DR.,
Katherine Bement Davis at the head
this lecture bureau vas asked to pre-
sent the government program to all
classes Of women and girls through
{ t the country.
Comparatively few people realize
the magnitude OF the work done In
this connection by women physicians
of America. A staff Of las women
physicians representing the highest
type OF wonen in the medical profess
sion was called together and in eleven
months and a half 6,18S lectures had
been given as a government program
Through the summer heat the pro-
gram Is being greatly reduced but
work Will again be resumed in the
fall and continue under the war Work
council until January !. The st1
eeks' conference of women physi.
clans will be conducted by the Socia,
tIorality committee in addition te
the lecture program.
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