The Constitution Violated: An Essay

The Constitution Violated: An Essay

by Josephine Butler
The Constitution Violated: An Essay

The Constitution Violated: An Essay

by Josephine Butler

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Overview

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 Butler's campaign was instrumental in having the Acts repealed in 1886.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

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108020985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/28/2010
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

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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