Betty Wagner Spandikow dies at 85; breast-feeding advocate helped found La Leche League International
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 13:07
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.