Marian Tompson
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Marian Tompson, is one of the seven founders of La Leche League International. She was president of La Leche League from 1956 to 1980 and was instrumental in developing breastfeeding seminars for physicians hosted regularly by La Leche League. Mrs. Tompson is an engaging speaker, often representing La Leche League at local, national and international conferences.
When questions and concerns about breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS arose in the early 1990s, Mrs. Tompson began to ask questions about the available research. This resulted in AnotherLook at Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS, a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 dedicated to gathering information, raising critical questions, and stimulating research about breastfeeding in the context of HIV/AIDS. She is president and CEO.
She is on the 2006 International Advisory Council for WABA, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, a global network of organizations dedicated to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. WABA acts on the Innocenti Declaration and works in liaison with UNICEF.
Marian was named a Living Treasure by Mothering (magazine) in March 1998.
