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Sarah Barnett <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 4 Jan 1998 08:07:47 -0500
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On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Goldenthal wrote:

> Pat Gima mentioned "7 Women at a picnic".  Was this the first LC Group?
> (Who were those "Magnificent Seven" and how did they get started?!)

Wendy
In 1956 seven women were at a picnic in Illinois.  They decided to have a
small informal meeting about breastfeeding.  That was the beginning of
La Leche League International.  The seven were:  Mary Ann Cahill, Edwina
Froehlich, Mary Ann Kerwin, Viola Lennon, Marian Thompson, Betty Wagner
(now Spandikow), and Mary White.  They are all still actively promoting
breastfeeding!

Sarah Friend Barnett   LLLL, IBCLC
Bronx (New York City), NY  -  [log in to unmask]
" You are not obliged to finish the task,
 neither are you free to neglect it."       R. Tarfon

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