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Abstract / Summary

This document outlines the origins of the International Abolitionist Federation, created in 1875, and details its stance on the abolition of legally-sanctioned prostitution throughout the globe. In particular, this piece targets “Morals Brigades,” which, in certain countries like France, were charged with the task of ensuring decency and hygiene in state-regulated brothels. The Federation argues instead that Morals Brigades allowed the degradation of women, the perversion of social mores, and social-hygienic contamination rather than the stated goal of enforcing a “necessary evil.”

Field of Interest

Women and Social Movements

Publisher

International Abolitionist Federation

Collection

Women and Social Movements, International

Corporate Author

International Abolitionist Federation

Content Type

Government/institutional document

Duration

0 sec

Format

Text

Page Count

39

Publication Year

1899

Publisher

International Abolitionist Federation

Place Published / Released

Geneva, Geneva Canton

Subject

Women and Social Movements, History, Women and Social Reform, Transnational Women’s Movement, Reproductive Rights, Women and Family, Women and Health, Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Movimiento de Mujeres Transnacional, Movimento Feminista Transnacional, Derechos Reproductivos, Direitos Reprodutivos, Mujer y Familia, Mulher e Família, Mujer y Salud, Mulher e Saúde, International Abolitionist Federation, Josephine E. Butler, 1828-1906, Social Reform and Political Activism, Abolition of Slavery, Campaigns Against Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

Topic

Abolition of Slavery, Campaigns Against Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Mujer y Reforma Social, Mulher e Reforma Social, Movimiento de Mujeres Transnacional, Movimento Feminista Transnacional, Derechos Reproductivos, Direitos Reprodutivos, Mujer y Familia, Mulher e Família, Mujer y Salud, Mulher e Saúde