Sue Johanson

Susan Johanson

CM
Johanson speaking in 2008
Johanson speaking in 2008
BornSusan Avis Bailey Powell
(1930-07-29)July 29, 1930
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 28, 2023(2023-06-28) (aged 92)
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
  • Registered nurse
  • public speaker
  • sex educator
  • writer
Alma mater
Years active1953–2023
Spouse
Ejnor Johanson
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(m. 1953, died 2019)​
Children3
Website
www.talksexwithsue.com

Susan Avis Bailey Johanson CM (née Powell; July 29, 1930[1] – June 28, 2023) was a Canadian registered nurse and sex educator. She operated a birth control clinic in Toronto and hosted a series of radio and television programmes on birth control, safer sex and sexual health. She also published several books and wrote a newspaper column promoting sexual health.

  1. ^ Sue Johanson, Who Talked Sex With Aplomb, Dies at 92 from the New York Times date 7 July 2023