Jackie 'Dear Doctor' Letters, medical column

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Corporate body

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Jackie 'Dear Doctor' Letters, medical column

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        Dates of existence

        c. 1973-1984

        History

        The “Dear Doctor” column, published in the weekly girl’s magazine Jackie, was a Q&A style piece that answered girl’s questions relating to physical and mental health. The demographic of the magazine was 10-14 year olds, and questions sent in covered topics from appearance, to diet, to depression, to puberty, to sex education. Due to the anonymity of both the supplicant and the response, the column acted as a source of medical information on all subjects for young girls who, for whatever reason, were hesitant to reach out to their parents or GP. The letters were answered by Doctor Elizabeth Proudfoot, a GP in Dundee.

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        Dundee
        Scotland
        Britain

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        Authority record identifier

        GB 1534 DJ1

        Institution identifier

        GB 1534

        Rules and/or conventions used

        ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997)

        Status

        Draft

        Level of detail

        Partial

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Created by Kate Aitkenhead, February, 2022

        Language(s)

        • English

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          Sources

          Dr Kenneth Macaulay's dissertation

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