page_title: A. E. Coppard
hierarchical_section_title: A. E. Coppard
caption_attribution_description: Subject: De Kok, Winifred 1893-1969 Type: Black-and-White Prints Date: Feb-35 Topic: Medicine &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Women scientists Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA-SIA2008-4913] Summary: South African born writer and broadcaster Winifred May de Kok (1893-1969) had attended medical school in England during the 1920s and was in medical practice until 1953, when she became a television broadcaster, engaging in discussions of family life and health on her BBC program Tell Me, Doctor. This photograph was distributed in connection with the 1935 publication of Guiding Your Child through the Formative Years (Emerson Books). The author of many popular books, such as New Babes for Old (1932) and Your Baby and You (1957), de Kok was married to a well-known short story writer, Alfred Edgar Coppard, and is shown with their two children. Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives Persistent URL:Link to data base record Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution.
context_page_description: Alfred Edgar Coppard was an English writer and poet, noted for his influence on the short story form.
context_section_description: Alfred Edgar Coppard (4 January 1878 – 13 January 1957) was an English writer and poet, noted for his influence on the short story form.
caption: Coppard's wife and two children
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