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Summary
Winifred May de Kok (1893-1969) and her children circa 1920-1925 No known copyright restrictions Subject: De Kok, Winifred 1893-1969

Type: Black-and-White Prints

Date: Feb-35

Topic: Medicine

Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA-SIA2008-4913]

Summary: South African born writer and broadcaster Winifred May de Kok (1893-1969) had attended medical school in England during the 1920s and was in medical practice until 1953, when she became a television broadcaster, engaging in discussions of family life and health on her BBC program Tell Me, Doctor. This photograph was distributed in connection with the 1935 publication of Guiding Your Child through the Formative Years (Emerson Books). The author of many popular books, such as New Babes for Old (1932) and Your Baby and You (1957), de Kok was married to a well-known short story writer, Alfred Edgar Coppard, and is shown with their two children

Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives

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