Before the child ever gets to school it will have received crucial, almost irrevocable sex education and this will have been taught by the parents, who are not aware of what they are doing.

Nevertheless Calderone’s crusade for sexuality education with a “positive approach and moral neutrality” continued. She married actor W. g.

Mary Steichen Calderone (July 1 1904 - October 24 1998) was a physician and a public health advocate for sexual education. She served as president and co-founder of the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) from 1954 to 1982. She was also the medical director for Planned Parenthood.