The health of the nations

International Council Of Women

Sujets

• Childcare
• Women
• Employment
• Public health

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• Nombre de lectures: 18
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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International Council of Women
ThePresident: Countess of Aberdeen.
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President: The Countess of Aberdeen.
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HEALTH OF THE NATIONS
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Editorial Note 5
ofThe Formation and Growth the International
of WomenCouncil 7-14
—Address by Her Excellency theLa Sante Publique
15-22Countess of Aberdeen
on Public Health sent by the affiliatedKeborts
National Councils of Women :—
United StatesE 1) [TOE] A L X HT K.
Her theof Countess of Aberdeen,By request Excellency
of Internationa] Council of thePresident the Women,
Councilsaffiliated National of Women have prepared reports
matters Public Health in their respectiveupon concerning
The of Aberdeen set the linescountries. Countess whichupon
should bethese drawn referencereports up, desiring special
to Care and The Conditions underInfant*(1) of Children, (2)
which Women out Industrial the,Work,carry (3) Housing of
and Measures in tin: disease Tuberenlosis.People, (4) force against of
In her letters and the President hasspeeches, unceasingly
before the National Councils of Women the ofclaimskept
work for Public and hasHealth, her own brilliantby example
in Ireland the stimulus of all inprovided strongest influencing
the women in to abundantly of theirevery country, give
their their and theirtact,knowledge, experience, womanly
instincts for the of this cause.encouragement great
I have undertaken the f thewillingly editing reports,
and have translated or condensed them where it seemed
desirable. But I trust that any will beshortcomings regarded
with as several of the were only receivedleniency, reports
within a week or two of for to attendCanada,my departure
xthe ofSessions the International Council ofQuinquennial
AVomen.
Dk. Maria M. Ogilvie Gordon,
Hon. Corr. Seen /an/.
Aberdeen, 1909.May,