1 25 1 https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/files/original/38beecbff6c7c05903667fb45c0002be.jpg f4041d52d205e114c5056af2abe3952b https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/files/original/36311871425586c5785fbcbfb23f4d1a.jpg 685d5ab6090733a36c941490f83954c4 https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/files/original/378adad6fede46592561ecce54bd7664.jpg 3af1bb39a1baa2eb901b226b5029e163 https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/files/original/54035e0c120af0c9ccd54e5f09ded492.jpg a84e7764ba85b488508808b9d5f0f877 https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/files/original/da423547cd228bf2a219e888bb996a71.jpg 89d080b20b6d5392af062a5a8d72a645 https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/files/original/b991812227ece81002a58e7825f994f5.jpg 98878a5abc988c07cc5c845ce8b4612d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Sheppard-Towner Bill: For the Protection of Maternity and Infancy Description An account of the resource A pamphlet in support of the Sheppard-Towner Bill (S. 1039, H. R. 2366) for the Protection of Maternity and Infancy. This bill "permits the formation of an advisory committee consisting of the Commissioner of Education, the Surgeon-General of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Secretary of Agriculture" to improve "instruction in the hygiene of maternity and infancy through public health nurses, consultation centers, and other suitable methods." The pamphlet outlines what the bill is, what it is not, what it costs, and why it is necessary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Children's Bureau Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived M 86 Box 1, <a href="http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-cab/vircu00079.xml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Roberta Wellford Collection of Women's Rights Ephemera 1915-1956</a>, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. Department of Labor Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. Relation A related resource Learn more: <br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/childrens-bureau-a-brief-history-resources/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Children's Bureau - A Brief History &amp; Resources</a>, Social Welfare History Project<br /><a href="http://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/federal/lathrop-julia-clifford/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Julia Clifford Lathrop (1858-1932)</a>:  First Chief of the Children’s Bureau and Advocate for Enactment of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act of 1921 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1921 American Association of University Women American Home Economics Association children Children's Bureau Consumers' League Council of Jewish Women Daughters of the American Revolution Department of Labor General Federation of Women's Clubs Girls' Friendly Society in America infant mortality Julia Lathrop League of Women Voters Legislation Maternal Mortality Mothers National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations National Federation of Business and Professional Women public health Sheppard-Towner Bill Woman's Christian Temperance Union women's history Women's Trade Union League YWCA