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William Lee Howard
1860–1918
A physician who also turned to writing, he brought medical training and strong opinions to books on health, social questions, and human behavior. His work offers a revealing glimpse into the debates and anxieties of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Confidential Chats with Boys
by William Lee Howard
Confidential Chats with Girls
by William Lee Howard
About the author
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1860, William Lee Howard was an American physician and writer. He studied at Williston Seminary and pursued medical training in New York, later earning an M.D. from the University of Vermont.
Howard combined medicine with a busy writing career. His books and essays often focused on public health, sex education, social behavior, and moral questions, reflecting the reform-minded spirit of his era as well as some of its biases.
He died in 1918. Today, he is remembered less as a major literary stylist than as a medically trained author whose work captures the concerns, language, and cultural attitudes of his time.