Morgan said:  <<La Leche!  The Milk!  That's why it's called La Leche
League.  I'd write 
out a quote, but my copy of Womanly Art is out with a friend.   They 
took the idea from a statue in a church, of Mary breastfeeding Jesus, 
and the statue was called Our Lady of Happy Delivery and Plentiful Milk,

in Spanish - hence La Leche, so they could advertise meetings on 
handouts etc.>>

I don't have my WAB with me either but that is correct. The founders of
LLLI were Catholic so in trying to avoid using the word breast they
naturally gravitated to an image of Mary nursing Jesus - Nuestra Senora
de La Leche y Buen Parto, in this case.  The shrine/statue in question
can be seen below: 
 
http://www.missionandshrine.org/la_leche.htm
 
One of my favorite things about it is the fact that Jesus is quite
clearly not a newborn.  He's rather large - old enough to require two
arms to hold (scroll about halfway down the page for a good look at it)
  

Regina M. Roig-Romero, BS IBCLC 
Senior Lactation Consultant 
Miami-Dade County Health Dept WIC/Nutrition 
Breastfeeding Program 
7785 NW 48 ST, Suite 300 
Miami FL 33166 

(786) 336-1333 x162 
(786) 336-1345 fax 
(786) 336-1336 Breastfeeding Helpline 

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