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Prostitution and Victorian society

women, class, and the state

by Judith R. Walkowitz

1980 347 pages eng

"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…

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