Project Gutenberg 2018-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 21321 Howard, William Lee 1860 1918 11008585 Confidential Chats with Girls Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Confidential Chats with Girls" by William Lee Howard, M.D. is a comprehensive guide focused on the sexual education and health of young women, likely written in the early 20th century. The book addresses crucial topics surrounding puberty, menstruation, and overall physical and emotional well-being, aimed at girls transitioning from childhood to womanhood. Howard emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting the natural processes of female development while offering practical advice to promote health and confidence. The opening portion introduces the premise of the book, highlighting the lack of adequate sexual education for American girls aged fourteen to eighteen. Howard discusses the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty and frames this period as a natural, yet critical time for understanding one's body and its functions. He uses various analogies from nature to explain growth and development, ultimately stressing the need for open conversations about sex and hygiene to prevent misinformation and health issues. The author aims to empower young women with knowledge that could shield them from the consequences of ignorance, underscoring that both mothers and daughters must break the cycle of prudence to cultivate a healthier generation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sex instruction HQ Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 205578 2025-06-23T05:14:07.684282 text/html 205437 2018-07-20T13:13:06 text/html 260151 2025-06-23T05:14:11.781308 application/epub+zip 258162 2025-06-23T05:14:08.549376 application/epub+zip 156167 2025-06-23T05:14:08.120280 application/epub+zip 319830 2025-06-23T05:14:14.456283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296366 2025-06-23T05:14:11.356287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195163 2022-09-26T04:03:11.361132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184918 2025-06-23T05:14:07.366263 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184868 2018-07-20T13:13:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18373 2025-06-23T05:14:14.601252 application/rdf+xml 14231 2025-06-23T05:14:08.215274 image/jpeg 1985 2025-06-23T05:14:08.168269 image/jpeg 67896 2018-07-20T13:13:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 231680 2018-07-20T13:13:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 231843 2025-06-23T05:14:07.710314 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia