Betty Wagner Spandikow dies at 85; breast-feeding advocate helped found La Leche League International
Friday, November 7, 2008 - 15:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Breast-feeding rates had fallen to nearly 20% in the United States in 1956 when Betty Wagner Spandikow and six other mothers in suburban Chicago gathered around a kitchen table to share breast-feeding tips and offer one another advice and support.