Prince A. Morrow
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Prince Albert Morrow (December 19, 1846 – March 17, 1913) was an American dermatologist, venereologist,[1] social hygienist, and early campaigner for sex education.
December 19, 1846
Prince A. Morrow | |
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| Born | Prince Albert Morrow December 19, 1846 Mount Vernon, Christian County, Kentucky |
| Died | March 17, 1913 (aged 66) New York, New York |
| Occupations | Physician, educator |
| Spouse |
Lucy Bibb Slaughter (m. 1874) |
| Children | 6 |
Biography
Prince A. Morrow was born in Mount Vernon, Christian County, Kentucky on December 19, 1846. He married Lucy Bibb Slaughter in 1874, and they had six children.[2]
Morrow founded the Society of Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis, the first Social Hygiene association in the United States, in New York City on February 9, 1905.[3] In 1910, this organization joined with various other Social Hygiene association across the country to create the American Federation for Sex Hygiene with Morrow as president.[4][5][6] During the 1890s, he opposed plans for the annexation of Hawaii on grounds its population had high rate of leprosy.[7]
He died at his home in Manhattan on March 17, 1913.[8]
Works (partial list)
- Drug Eruptions: A Clinical Study on the Irritant Effects of Drugs upon the Skin (1887)
- Atlas of Skin and Venereal Diseases (1889)
- (ed.) A System of Genito-Urinary Diseases, Syphilology and Dermatology (1893)
- Social Diseases and Marriage (1904)