Thea Stanley Hughes, from a 1940 Australian newspaper.
Thea Stanley Hughes (born around 1907, died after 1990) was an Australian writer and health advocate, president of the
Women's League of Health in Australia.
Early life and education
Thea Stanley Hughes was born in England,[1] raised in Australia, the daughter of writer J. Stanley Hughes.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree at the
University of Sydney.[3] She studied dance with Ruby Ginner and Irene Mawer in London,[4] and trained as a health educator at the
Bagot Stack Health School in England.[5]
Career
In 1935,[6] Hughes brought the work of Mary Bagot Stack and
Prunella Stack to Australia,[2][7] and was founder and president of the Australian Women's League of Health, based in Sydney.[8][9] She established branches across Australia, including in Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide.[10] Her work with the league, which continued into the 1950s,[11] encouraged Australian women to pursue physical fitness through exercise, diet, hygiene, and outdoor recreation. The organization also offered pre-natal and post-natal relaxation and exercise classes.[12][13] One of the League's signature events was a mass public gathering of women for outdoor exercise, often led by Hughes.[14]
Hughes opined against high-heeled shoes, and that good posture, grace, and muscle tone were more conducive to health and beauty.[15] "Freedom can only be achieved through health. If you are unhealthy, you are a slave to your body," she instructed her followers. "The only way to achieve enduring health is by regular exercise."[16] She invited German modern dancer
Anny Fligg to tour Australia in 1937 and 1938, giving demonstrations and lectures.[17][18]
^Movement : for those who would bestir themselves. Hughes, Thea Stanley. Sydney: Movement Publications. 1976.
ISBN0-908076-01-0.
OCLC6378360.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (
link)
^Hughes, Thea Stanley; Australia, Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South (1978).
The unknown drug. London [England] : Movement Publications.
ISBN978-0-905979-03-8.
Thea Stanley Hughes, from a 1940 Australian newspaper.
Thea Stanley Hughes (born around 1907, died after 1990) was an Australian writer and health advocate, president of the
Women's League of Health in Australia.
Early life and education
Thea Stanley Hughes was born in England,[1] raised in Australia, the daughter of writer J. Stanley Hughes.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree at the
University of Sydney.[3] She studied dance with Ruby Ginner and Irene Mawer in London,[4] and trained as a health educator at the
Bagot Stack Health School in England.[5]
Career
In 1935,[6] Hughes brought the work of Mary Bagot Stack and
Prunella Stack to Australia,[2][7] and was founder and president of the Australian Women's League of Health, based in Sydney.[8][9] She established branches across Australia, including in Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide.[10] Her work with the league, which continued into the 1950s,[11] encouraged Australian women to pursue physical fitness through exercise, diet, hygiene, and outdoor recreation. The organization also offered pre-natal and post-natal relaxation and exercise classes.[12][13] One of the League's signature events was a mass public gathering of women for outdoor exercise, often led by Hughes.[14]
Hughes opined against high-heeled shoes, and that good posture, grace, and muscle tone were more conducive to health and beauty.[15] "Freedom can only be achieved through health. If you are unhealthy, you are a slave to your body," she instructed her followers. "The only way to achieve enduring health is by regular exercise."[16] She invited German modern dancer
Anny Fligg to tour Australia in 1937 and 1938, giving demonstrations and lectures.[17][18]
^Movement : for those who would bestir themselves. Hughes, Thea Stanley. Sydney: Movement Publications. 1976.
ISBN0-908076-01-0.
OCLC6378360.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (
link)
^Hughes, Thea Stanley; Australia, Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South (1978).
The unknown drug. London [England] : Movement Publications.
ISBN978-0-905979-03-8.