The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison Promiscuous
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Throughout the 20th century, the government locked up thousands of women and girls simply because officials suspected these women were prostitutes, carrying STIs, or just "promiscuous." Stern examines one of the largest and longest-lasting mass quarantines in American history through the life story of one young woman.

Produktbeschreibung
Throughout the 20th century, the government locked up thousands of women and girls simply because officials suspected these women were prostitutes, carrying STIs, or just "promiscuous." Stern examines one of the largest and longest-lasting mass quarantines in American history through the life story of one young woman.
Autorenporträt
Scott W. Stern is a graduate of Yale University, with a BA and MA in American Studies, summa cum laude. His thesis, on the American Plan, won Yale's Norman Holmes Pearson Prize. A native of Pittsburgh, Scott is currently attending Yale Law School.