Prince A. Morrow

Prince A. Morrow (1846–1913) was an American dermatologist, venereologist,[1] social hygienist, and early campaigner for sex education.

Dr. Morrow founded the Society of Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis, the first Social Hygiene association in the United States, in New York City in 1905. In 1910, this organization joined with various other Social Hygiene association across the country to create the American Federation for Sex Hygiene with Dr. Morrow as president.[2][3][4]

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References
  1. Page 119 "Framing Disease: Studies in Cultural History" 1992
  2. History of Social Hygiene 1850-1930. American Social Hygiene Association. 1930. pp. 1–6.
  3. Pivar, David (2002). Purity and Hygiene: Women, Prostitution and the “American Plan,” 1900-1930. Westport: Greenwood Press. pp. 5–15, 25–27.
  4. Steps in the Development of the A.S.H.A. American Social Hygiene Association. 1922. pp. 1–5.


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