Emily Hartshorne Mudd
Emily Borie Hartshorne Mudd (September 6, 1898 – May 2, 1998), was an early family expert, a women's rights activist and birth control advocate.[1][2][3][4]
Emily Hartshorne Mudd | |
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| Born | September 6, 1898 |
| Died | May 2, 1998 |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Professor, Birth Control Advocate |
Education[]
Emily Mudd attended Vassar.[5] She earned a master's degree as well as a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.[6]
Birth control advocacy[]
In 1927 Mudd founded Philadelphia's first birth control clinic.[4] Knowing there was a law on the books in the city of Philadelphia barring pregnant women from being imprisoned, a pregnant Mudd worked to create this clinic. She published an article about early family planning in the February 1931 edition of the Birth Control Review.[4]
Family counseling work[]
In 1933 Mudd helped create the .[3] According to the New York Times, Mudd "...helped lay the groundwork for virtually every aspect of professional marriage and family counseling."[3]
Work on the Kinsey Report[]
In addition to her counseling work, Mudd was also a consulting editor on Alfred Kinsey's Report on the Human Female.[6]
Teaching career[]
Mudd was the first woman to become a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania's medical school.[4]
Work with Planned Parenthood[]
Emily Hartshorne Mudd was heavily involved in the creation of the Planned Parenthood Association of Philadelphia.[6]
Personal life[]
Email Hartshorne Mudd was married to University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Stuart Mudd.[6] They were married for fifty years until he died in 1975.[4] The couple had sons named Harvey and John and daughters named Emily and Peggy.[7] Mudd was voted mother of the year by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1961.[8] She lived to the age of 99 and had ten grandchildren.[4][9]
External links[]
- Celello, Kristin (February 2000). "Mudd, Emily Borie Hartshorne". American National Biography Online. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- Mastroianni, Luigi (March 2000). "Emily Hartshorne Mudd; 6 September 1898–2 May 1998" (PDF). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 144 (1).
References[]
- ^ "Mudd Family Papers". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ Celello, Kristin (February 2000). "Mudd, Emily Borie Hartshorne". American National Biography Online. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c Jr, Robert Mcg Thomas (1998-05-06). "Emily Mudd, 99, Dies; Early Family Expert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f Mastroianni, Luigi (2000). "Emily Hartshorne Mudd, 6 September 1898 · 2 May 1998". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 144 (1): 100–104. ISSN 0003-049X.
- ^ "Vassar Chronicle 18 January 1947 — HRVH Historical Newspapers". news.hrvh.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ a b c d "Mudd Family Papers". University Archives and Records Center. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Collection: Papers of Emily Hartshorne Mudd, 1873-1990 | HOLLIS for". hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "30 Apr 1961, Page 37 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "5 May 1998, Page 40 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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