The British Society for the Study of Sex Psychology (BSSSP) was founded in 1913, "to advance a particularly radical agenda in the field of sex reform, based on the writings of gurus such as [Edward] Carpenter and [Havelock] Ellis.
"[1] Magnus Hirschfeld, the famous German-Jewish sexologist, was also a co-founder.
Members included George Cecil Ives,[3] Edward Carpenter, Montague Summers, Stella Browne (a founder of the Abortion Law Reform Association), Laurence Housman, Havelock Ellis, Bernard Shaw, and Ernest Jones.
[4] The society had established a number of contacts in the United States, including Margaret Sanger, who gave a speech to the group on the issue of sexual continence.
[5] The BSSSP had planned to form an American branch.