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The National Education Association promotes sexuality education
The National Education Association promotes sexuality education as a necessary part of a national education curriculum. -
The YWCA introduces the concept of positive health
The YWCA introduces the concept of positive health and promotes sexuality education as part of a total health program. -
The 4th International Congress on School Hygiene
The 4th International Congress on School Hygiene promotes publicly funded sexuality instruction for parents for the purpose of gaining support for school sexuality education. -
Margaret Sanger opens the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn
Margaret Sanger opens the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York, providing family planning education, counseling, and imported diaphragms. She is arrested and jailed on obscenity charges. Sex Education by Maurice Bigelow is the first major publication on sexuality education and public schools. It stays in print for over 30 years -
U.S. government supports sexuality education
U.S. government supports sexuality education as part of the White House Conference on Child Welfare. -
The Public Health Service publishes the Manual on Sex Education in High Schools.
The Public Health Service publishes the Manual on Sex Education in High Schools. -
The American Medical Association officially recognizes birth control
The American Medical Association officially recognizes birth control as an integral part of medical practice and education. -
The U.S. Public Health Service labels school sexuality education an "urgent need."
The U.S. Public Health Service labels school sexuality education an "urgent need." -
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. is adopted
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. is adopted as the new name for the Birth Control Federation of America -
The American Medical Association and the National Education Association publish
The American Medical Association and the National Education Association publish five sexuality education pamphlets for schools. -
Opposition to sexuality education begins to be organized by the John Birch Society
The Food and Drug Administration approves the sale of oral contraceptives. Opposition to sexuality education begins to be organized by the John Birch Society, Christian Crusade, Parents Opposed to Sex and Sensitivity Education, Sanity on Sex, and Mothers Organized for Moral Stability. -
SIECUS founded by Dr. Mary Calderon
SIECUS founded by Dr. Mary Calderon to provide information and education about sexuality. -
Declarations in favor of the "right to know" about birth control are adopted
Declarations in favor of the "right to know" about birth control are adopted by the National Urban League, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, and the American Nurses Association. -
Congress enacts Title X of the Public Health Services Act, providing funding for family planning services
Congress enacts Title X of the Public Health Services Act, providing funding for family planning services, educational programs, and research. The White House Conference on Children recommends "consumer-determined, publicly funded programs of 1) family life, sex and population education and, 2) voluntary family planning services and safe abortion, available for all." -
Congress expands Title X
Congress expands Title X to include community-based sexuality education and other preventive services for teenagers. "Sex and birth control education programs in communities around the country gathered pace, with increased attention to hard-to-reach populations, such as the handicapped, and to helping parents become the sex educators of their children." -
Congress authorizes $250 million for abstinence-only education
Congress authorizes $250 million for abstinence-only education as part of the welfare reform act. -
The year begins with a report from NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School of Government
The year begins with a report from NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School of Government that shows support for balanced sexuality education at 94 percent while the Bush administration budgets $170 million for abstinence-only education. -
Twenty-five states have rejected federal funding for abstinence-only programs
Twenty-five states have rejected federal funding for abstinence-only programs, based on evaluations that suggest that they don't have an impact on behavior. -
Congress funds the Personal Responsibility Education Program
Congress funds the Personal Responsibility Education Program, which provides $75 million annually for evidence-based, medically accurate, age-appropriate programs to educate adolescents about both abstinence and contraception in order to prevent unintended teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV/AIDS.
