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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 Butler's campaign was instrumental in having the Acts repealed in 1886.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

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Cultural studies

• Full title: Constitution Violated
• Subtitle: An Essay
• Author: Josephine Butler
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9781108020985
• ISBN: 1108020984
• ID: 02055478
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 250 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 11 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. October 2010

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