Helena Wright
| Helena Rosa Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Helena Rosa Lowenfeld 17 September 1887 Brixton, London, England |
| Died | 21 March 1982 (aged 94) St John's Wood, London, England |
| Resting place | St Lawrence's Church, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire |
| Known for | pioneer in family planning and sex education |
| Spouse(s) | Henry Wardel Snarey Wright (1892–1976) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Lowenfeld, Alice Evans |
Helena Rosa Wright (17 September 1887 – 21 March 1982) was an English pioneer and influential figure in birth control and family planning both in Britain and internationally. With her husband she undertook missionary work in China for five years. She qualified as a medical doctor, later specialising in contraception medicine. Helena became renowned as an educator and also as a campaigner for government funded family planning services and became associated with international organisations promoting population control programmes. She was the author of several books and training guides on birth control, sex education and sex therapy.
Helena's father, had arrived in England from Silesia, Austro-Hungarian occupied Poland in the early 1880s. Although almost penniless he soon became a wealthy businessman through a variety of ventures, including buying up rundown theatres in the West End of London and starting a brewery producing non-alcoholic beer in Fulham when the temperance movement had taken hold. He married an English woman, Alice Evans in 1884.
Helena was born in Tulse Hill, Brixton. Soon after her birth, the family were able to move into a large house, staffed by servants in Lowndes Square, Knightsbridge, West London. Helena was initially educated at home by governesses and attended Princess Helena College then located in Ealing followed by Cheltenham Ladies College in Gloucestershire. Her younger sister, Margaret Lowenfeld, also became a doctor and was a renowned pioneer in the fields of child psychology and psychotherapy.
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