1939: (Comhaire-Sylvain Proposes Aesthetics Education Through Physical Health — Comhaire-Sylvain Proposing That Young Women’s Education in Aesthetics Begin w…

1939: (Comhaire-Sylvain Proposes Aesthetics Education Through Physical Health — Comhaire-Sylvain Proposing That Young Women’s Education in Aesthetics Begin with Leisure Activities That Focused on Their Physical Health, Coeditor Cléante Valcin Providing a List of Ideal Sports for Women Including Volleyball Cycling and Swimming Each Emphasizing Strengthening Girls Physically and Mentally, Valcin’s Description Including Length of Play as Well as Physical or Mental Ailments That Could Be Cured by the Activities): Comhaire-Sylvain proposed that young women’s education in aesthetics begin with leisure activities that focused on their physical health. In response, coeditor of La Voix des Femmes Cléante Valcin provided a list of ideal sports for women. Each sport, including volleyball, cycling, and swimming, emphasized strengthening girls physically and mentally. Valcin’s description of these activities included length of play as well as physical or mental ailments that could be cured by the activities — the sports program was framed not as recreation but as therapy, each activity prescribed like a dose of medicine for the body politic.