Betty Wagner Spandikow dies at 85; breast-feeding advocate helped found La Leche League International
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 03:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Breast-feeding rates had fallen to nearly 20% in the United States in 1956 when Betty Wagner Spandikow and six other mothers in suburban Chicago gathered around a kitchen table to share breast-feeding tips and offer one another advice and support.
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