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Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State - Walkowitz, Judith R
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The state regulation of prostitution, as established under the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1864, 1866 and 1869, and the successful campaign for the repeal of the Acts, provide the framework for this study of alliances between prostitutes and feminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police. Prostitution and Victorian Society makes a major contribution to women's history, working-class history, and the social history of medicine and politics. It demonstrates how feminists and others mobilized over sexual ...

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Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State 1982, Cambridge University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780521270649

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Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State 1980, Cambridge University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780521223348

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