Hilda C. Standish | |
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Born | 1902 |
Died | June 1, 2005 (aged 102–103) |
Alma mater | Wellesley College; Cornell Medical College |
Occupation | Maternal Health Center medical director |
Known for | Birth control advocate |
Spouse | Erland Myles Standish |
Hilda Crosby Standish (1902 – June 1, 2005) was a pioneer in the birth control movement in the state of Connecticut. In 1935, she became medical director of the Maternal Health Center in Hartford, the state's first birth control clinic. Dr. Standish was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.[1]