La Leche League of Indiana

About This Association

La Leche League was founded by seven breastfeeding women in Illinois who wanted to help others breastfeed. It began with a conversation at a church picnic in August of 1956. Marian Tompson and her friend Mary White were discussing the joys and difficulties of breastfeeding. They invited their friends Mary Ann Cahill, Edwina Froehlich, Mary Ann Kerwin, Viola Lennon, and Betty Wagner to the conversation. By the end of World War II, breastfeeding rates were at a low, with only 20% of American moms initiating breastfeeding. The first meeting of LLL was in October of 1956. The seven Founders held meetings in their homes. Today meetings are still held in homes but also in hospitals and other public venues.

Publications

Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Women

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