A CENTURY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH:
1900-2000
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
April 2002
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
MESSAGE TO WOMEN OF THE FUTURE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
DHHS WOMEN'S HEALTH TIME CAPSULE PLANNING COMMITTEE
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1 : Social and Cultural Factors
I. Changing definitions of women's health
II. Women as health advocates
III. Women as health care professionals
IV. Women's employment and health
V. Women's access to health insurance
CHAPTER 2 : Preventive Health
I. Major health threats at the end of the 20 th century
CHAPTER 3 : Quality of Life
I. Menstrual products
II. Contraception
III. Infertility
IV. Menopause
V. Women with disabilities
CHAPTER 4 : Diagnosis and Treatment
I. Recognizing sex and gender-based differences
II. Sexually transmitted diseases
III. Mental health
CHAPTER 5 : Health Education and Communications
I. Early public health education
II. Truth in labeling
III. Women-led education efforts: The cancer example
IV. The Self-health movement: Our Bodies, Ourselves
V. Targeting women as consumers of health information
CHAPTER 6 : Body Image and Health
- I. Changing ideal body types over the century
II. Marketing the image of a female ideal
III. Eating disorders
APPENDICES
A: Women's Health Events of the 20 th Century
B: Women's Health Time Capsule Items
REFERENCES
DHHS WOMEN'S HEALTH TIME CAPSULE INITIATIVE SPONSORS
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