The Constitution violated : an essay

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The Constitution violated : an essay

Josephine Butler

(Cambridge library collection, . women's writing)

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Reprint. Originally published: Edinburgh : Edmonston and douglas, 1871

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Description

Josephine Elizabeth Butler (1828-1906) was a prominent English feminist who was best known for her controversial campaigns concerning the welfare and civil rights of prostitutes. In 1869 she became the leader of the campaign to limit the extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts. These Acts aimed to control the spread of venereal diseases in the armed forces through mandatory internal examinations and imprisonment for women accused of prostitution. Butler's campaign was instrumental in having the Acts repealed in 1886. In this volume of 1871, Butler denounces the Acts for denying accused women their civil rights, and discusses how repeal, together with universal suffrage and constitutional reform, would prevent this situation from recurring. Butler was one of the first feminists to frame her arguments explicitly through female experiences, and this volume illustrates her approach. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=butljo

Table of Contents

  • 1. Magna Charta
  • 2. The Contagious Diseases Act
  • 3. Trial by jury
  • 4. Smuggling Bill of 1836
  • 5. Offences not defined under Acts
  • 6. Subversion of private morality
  • 7. The battle of principles
  • 8. The right of resistance
  • 9. The tribunal of the whole nation
  • Appendices.

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  • NCID
    BB05178882
  • ISBN
    • 9781108020985
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    181 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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