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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002486b.htm person Piddington Marion Louisa AACR2 O'Reilly, Marion Louisa 23 December 1869 2 February 1950 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Castlecrag, New South Wales, Australia Eugenist Marion Piddington was significant in eugenic debate in Australia on a wide range of sexual and reproductive concerns, and in the growth of sex education and contraceptive information.

Marion Louisa Piddington became interested in eugenics during a visit to Britain with her husband in 1912. Wrote "Via Nuova; or science and maternity" (1916) and "The Unmarried mother and Her Child" (1923). Influenced by the works of Marie Stopes and successfully campaigned with her husband for removal of a customs ban on Stopes' "Wise Parenthood" (1923). Taught sex education from 1923 (through the Racial Hygiene Association of New South Wales, which she was involved in setting up, 1926-28 and through a rival association, the Institute of Family Relations, from 1931.) Wrote for "Smith's Weekly", "Herself", "Health and Physical Culture" late 1920s and early 1930s.

 Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales (1912 - 1930?) Piddington, Marion (18691223-19500202)

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 'Piddington, Marion Louisa', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Piddington, Marion Louisa Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales Wellcome Collection Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales SA/EUG/E.2 1912 - 1930 A set of 48 imaged pages. These records cover the foundation of the Eugenics Education Society in New South Wales 1912-1916 (10 pages) through the correspondence of the Secretary, J. Chambers Eldridge (Secretary of the State Labour Bureau of NSW) and President, Dr Richard Arthur (Member of the NSW State Legislative Assembly) with the Eugenics Education Society (London). The NSW society recommenced operations in 1921, after the World War (1914-1918) and the Influenza Pandemic of 1919. Arthur and Eldridge maintained their original roles and Mr H.C. Bell was named as Treasurer. A key focus of their work seems to have been 'Motherhood Endowment in Australia'. There is reference to the involvement of A.B. Piddington; Marion Piddington; and Lionel Lewis - regarding a Qualification of Marriage Act 1925-1926. Included is a copy of an article by Marion Piddington "Sex-training, Sex Education and Parental Metaphylaxis' under the broader program 'Eradication of Promiscuity and Veneral Disease' issued by the Haberfield Class for Sex Training. 1 file Digitised paper records