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Josephine Butler&Prostitutn V4 (History of Feminism)
Josephine ButlerProstitutn V4 - History of Feminism Author:Jane Jordan This set provides comprehensive materials concerning Josephine Butler's campaign for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts in Britain and the Colonies, and sets her work in its appropriate historical context. Until now, these papers have been difficult to access; many of the relevant anthologies are out of print, and the fragile originals ... more »have been deteriorating after over a century of use. In addition to Butler's own work, the thematically organized volumes include related texts which are important for understanding her campaign.The collection includes reset versions of pamphlets, books, media responses to Butler's activities, letters to The Times, articles from The Lancet, Pall Mall Gazette, The Shield and The Dawn as well as private letters both to and from Butler.
The set is introduced through a substantial essay by Jane Jordan, one of the leading international scholars on Butler's life and works, and each volume contains a short introduction by the editors.« less