resting_place death_date death_place birth_place name parents birth_date known_for spouse article_title birth_name
st lawrence 's church , cholesbury , buckinghamshire 21 march 1982 st john 's wood , london brixton , london helena rosa wright henry lowenfeld , alice evans 17 september 1887 pioneer in family planning and sex education henry wardel snarey wright -lrb- 1892 -- 1976 -rrb- helena rosa wright
 helena rosa lowenfeld
helena rosa wright

helena rosa wright -lrb- née lowenfeld -rrb- -lrb- 17 september 1887 -- 21 march 1982 -rrb- was a british-born pioneer and influential figure in birth control and family planning both in the britain and internationally .
with her husband she undertook missionary work in china for five years .
she qualified as a medical doctor , later specialising in contraception medicine .
helena became renowned as an educator and also as a campaigner for government funded family planning services and became associated with international organisations promoting population control programmes .
she was the author of several books and training guides on birth control , sex education and sex therapy .
