Astronomy:The Sunlight League
The Sunlight League was founded in England in 1924 by C. W. Saleeby. Its aim was: "to point to the light of day, to advocate its use for the cure of disease—"helio-therapy"; and, immeasurably better, for preventive medicine and constructive health, the building of whole and happy bodies from the cradle and before it, which we may call helio-hygiene".[1]
The League was closely associated with the Men's Dress Reform Party. It was also an early campaigner against air pollution from coal smoke.[2] Although the Sunlight League did not overtly promote nudism Saleeby did confide to friends that the idea behind it was to stimulate the nudist movement.[3]
The League was dissolved in 1940, following after a bomb destroyed their offices and the death of its founder, Dr. Saleeby.
New Zealand
Cora Wilding founded a Sunlight League in New Zealand in 1930 on the lines of the League in England and the New Health Society.[4] C. W. Saleeby was a member of the original Council.[5] The League had its inaugural public meeting in Christchurch on 14 May 1931.[6]
References
- ↑ "THE SUNLIGHT LEAGUE. » 16 May 1924 » The Spectator Archive". 16 May 1924. http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/17th-may-1924/14/the-sunlight-league. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "THE SUNLIGHT LEAGUE. » 13 Jun 1924 » The Spectator Archive". 13 June 1924. http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/14th-june-1924/14/the-sunlight-league. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Carr-Gomm, Philip (2012). A Brief History of Nakedness. Reaktion Books. pp. 160–. ISBN 978-1-86189-729-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=1rwBFAz-En0C&pg=PA160.
- ↑ Wilson, S. K.. "The aims and ideology of Cora Wilding and the Sunlight League 1930-36". Unpublished thesis. https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstreams/ae3aa5dd-a96f-492b-a242-44f917239bd2/download.
- ↑ "Aims and Objects of the Sunlight League". The Press. 9 May 1931. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19310509.2.122.
- ↑ "The Sunlight League First Meeting Held". The Press. 15 May 1931. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19310515.2.85.
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