Chinese women's health and family planning posters, 1950s-1978

Posters were used in cities and villages across China to promote health and hygiene, including for pregnancy and childbirth via the Patriotic Health Campaign from the 1950s through the 1970s, and to communicate limiting family sizes in the 1970s and the "one child" policy in the 1980s. The Chinese women's health and family planning posters include posters with images and text about childbirth, women's hygiene, and family planning.

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Chinese women's health and family planning posters 1950s-1978

Collection #RL.11986 | 2.0 Linear Feet

ABSTRACT
Posters were used in cities and villages across China to promote health and hygiene, including for pregnancy and childbirth via the Patriotic Health Campaign from the 1950s through the 1970s, and to communicate limiting family sizes in the 1970s and the "one child" policy in the 1980s. The Chinese women's health and family planning posters include posters with images and text about childbirth, women's hygiene, and family planning.

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Title:
Chinese women's health and family planning posters, 1950s-1978
Abstract:
Posters were used in cities and villages across China to promote health and hygiene, including for pregnancy and childbirth via the Patriotic Health Campaign from the 1950s through the 1970s, and to communicate limiting family sizes in the 1970s and the "one child" policy in the 1980s. The Chinese women's health and family planning posters include posters with images and text about childbirth, women's hygiene, and family planning.
Catalog Record:
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Source Collection:
Chinese women's health and family planning posters, 1950s-1978
Identifier:
RL.11986; 990102463620108501; chinesehealthposters; chinesehealthposters; ark:/87924/r40g3w78s; 64554003-ce20-4e72-83c6-21f6a0a587d8
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