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Abstract / Summary

Jean Lasserre, a Catholic priest, recounts the successful campaign beginning in December 1944 to close the houses of prostitution in Maubeuge, in the north of France. It is a detailed account, emphasizing the role of public and religious authorities under broad pressure from the public in dismantling the legal regime that regulated and thus legalized prostitution. The campaign combined public educational efforts and diplomatic lobbying. The account emphasizes the support that doctors provided the system of regulation and offers a public health argument against its continuation. The local successes culminated in the passage in April 1946 of national legislation that outlawed prostitution.

Field of Interest

Women and Social Movements

Author

Jean Lasserre, fl. 1940

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

145

Publication Year

1955

Publisher

International Abolitionist Federation

Place Published / Released

Geneva, Geneva Canton

Subject

Women and Social Movements, History, Reproductive Rights, Women and Family, Women and Health, Derechos Reproductivos, Direitos Reprodutivos, Mujer y Familia, Mulher e Família, Mujer y Salud, Mulher e Saúde, Francia, França, France, Social Reform and Political Activism, Campaigns Against Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

Topic

Campaigns Against Prostitution and Sex Trafficking

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Derechos Reproductivos, Direitos Reprodutivos, Mujer y Familia, Mulher e Família, Mujer y Salud, Mulher e Saúde, Francia, França