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Articles in the public media contained material on birth control, prostitution, sexual morals, and divorce more than ever before.
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Miss Dodge hosted retired president of Harvard and other prominent members of the society in her dining room in New York to discuss "the reform element".
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The founding of the American Social Hygiene Association (ASHA) was announced on Valentine's Day. ASHA was the first group ever to champion sex education.
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Margaret Snager pushed for women to have the control over their own bodies and the ability to control births. She emphasized that there is a correslation between happiness in a marriage and the ability for a women to control births. She opened clinics for women to learn more information about brith control and for women to have access to services available.
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Human sexual behaviors were studied by Kinsey during research looking at proportions of people engaging in various sexual behaviors.
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"The American Social Hygenie Association publication hailed family life education as the remedy for divorce, masturbation, lack of self-control in sexual and financial life, sexual maladjustment, delinquency, crime, and marriages of 'differing races, religions and nationalities".
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Dr. Mary S. Calderone was concerned about the lack of accurate information available to the public about sexuality. She along with others, founded the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS).
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Research work provided information about how humans response to work function as sexual beings. The information provided a foundation for sexual conseling.
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Research work provided information about how humans response to work function as sexual beings. The information provided a foundation for sexual conseling.
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The first SIECUS Report was pubished as a way to provide key resources about critical sexuality issues to the public. The SIECUS Report contains 33 volumes published between 1972 and 2005 about sexuality information and education.
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SIECUS HistoryThe SIECUS expanded their organizations outreach and established a public policy office in Washington, DC. They developed a community advocacy project to advocate for sexulity related issues and they opened an outreach through media. During the 1990’s SIECUS expanded and published numerous books helping them expand and establish programs around the globe.
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Abstinece Only vs Comprehensive Sexuality Education
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SIECUS PublicationsThe SIECUS published the "Filling the Gaps" article about the eight hard to teach topics in sexuality education including abstinece, condom use, diversity, pregnancy options, safer sex, sexual behavior, sexuality orientation, and sexuality and society.
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Volume 33, Issue 4
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In 2007, 19 states and the District of Columbia began to require schools to provide sexuality education.
