Helen Mathers

Josephine Butler (eBook, ePUB)

Patron Saint of Prostitutes

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The 'steel rape' of women is a scandal that is almost forgotten today. In Victorian England, police forces were granted powers to force any woman they suspected of being a 'common prostitute' to undergo compulsory medical examinations. Women who refused to submit willingly, some as young as 13, could be arrested and incarcerated. The scandal was exposed by Josephine Butler, a beautiful, evangelical campaigner who did not rest until she had ended the violation and helped repeal the Act that governed it. She went on to campaign against child prostitution and the trafficking of frightened girls to government-planned brothels in India, and was instrumental in raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. She challenged taboos and conventions in order to campaign for the rights of women. Her story is compelling - and unforgettable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750957526
• Artikelnr.: 41268339

Autorenporträt

HELEN MATHERS has a PhD in history from the University of Sheffield and has taught many courses on Victorian and women's history as an associate lecturer. She currently teaches for the Open University. A member of the Society of Authors since 2006, Helen is the author of Born in Sheffield: A History of the Women's Health Services 1864-2000 and Steel City Scholars: The Centenary History of the University of Sheffield. Helen began research on Josephine Butler in the late 1990s and has published three articles and given talks about her.