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Breastfeeding Movement

By: Andrea Bertotti Metoyer
In: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Edited by: Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr
Subject:Social Justice, Social Justice, Social Movements

The movement to promote breastfeeding emerged in the 1930s in response to the growing popularity of bottle-feeding. Around the turn of the 20th century, companies had begun marketing bovine milk products as infant food. By the 1950s, bottle-feeding was more fashionable ...

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  Metoyer, A. (2007). Breastfeeding movement. In G. L. Anderson, & K. G. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice (Vol. 1, pp. 270-270). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n143
  
  Metoyer, Andrea Bertotti. "Breastfeeding Movement." In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, edited by Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr, 270-270. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n143.
  
  Metoyer, A. 2007. Breastfeeding Movement. In: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr Editors, 2007. Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 270 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n143> [Accessed 22 Apr 2021].
  
  Metoyer, Andrea Bertotti. "Breastfeeding Movement." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 270-270. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n143.
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