The Philosopher
Mary Calderone
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- American
- Branchs:
- Reproductive rights, Sex education, Public Health
The synopsis
The works
The First Picture Book: Everyday Things for Babies
The Second Picture Book
Abortion in the United States
Release from sexual tensions: Toward an understanding of their causes and effects in marriage
Manual of Contraceptive Practice
Manual of Family Planning and Contraceptive Practice
Sexuality and human values: The personal dimension of sexual experience
Questions and Answers about Love & Sex
The Family Book About Sexuality
Talking With Your Child About Sex: Questions and Answers for Children from Birth to Puberty
The quotes
Before the child ever gets to school it will have received crucial, almost irrevocable sex education and this will have been taught by the parents, who are not aware of what they are doing.
I truly feel that there are as many ways of loving as there are people in the world and as there are days in the life of those people.
Our children are not going to be just 'our children' - they are going to be other people's husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren.