Banishing the beast : English feminism and sexual morality 1885-1914
Bland, Lucy1995
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A series of sensational articles on child prostitution appearing in the Pall Mall gazette in 1885 produced such outrage that the age of consent was soon raised from 13 to 16. This is the starting point for this examination of feminist views on sex and morality up to 1918.
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London : Penguin, 1995.
Collation:
xx,410p.
ISBN:
9780140174496 (pbk)
Dewey class:
301.4120942
Language:
English
Subject:
Feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryFeminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centurySexual ethics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centurySexual ethics -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryWomen's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryWomen's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
267414
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