William Lee Howard

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William Lee Howard

1860–1918

A physician-turned-writer, he published early-20th-century books on health, sexuality, and social questions. His work reflects a moment when medical advice and popular nonfiction often overlapped in surprising ways.

2 Audiobooks

Confidential Chats with Girls

Confidential Chats with Girls

by William Lee Howard

Confidential Chats with Boys

Confidential Chats with Boys

by William Lee Howard

About the author

Born in 1860 and dying in 1918, William Lee Howard is remembered as an American physician and author whose books brought medical and social topics to a general readership.

Library records for his work show titles such as Sex Problems Solved (1915), suggesting that he wrote practical, often candid nonfiction aimed at everyday readers rather than a purely professional audience.

Because detailed biographical information is limited in the sources readily available, it is safest to describe him as a doctor-writer whose published work sat at the intersection of health education, advice literature, and the social concerns of his era.