Description
Book SynopsisArgues that a commonality of purpose existed between the Catholic and Protestant Churches concerning the regulation of female sexuality, -- .
Trade Reviewa groundbreaking examination of the attempts to control female sexuality from the 1900s to the 1960s.' -- .
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
List of figures
Note on terminology
Introduction
1. ‘Dirty girls and bad houses’: prostitutes and prostitution
2. ‘Angels who have lost their way’: the work of rescue and reform homes
3. ‘Modesty is the sister of virtue’: moral prevention work with girls
4. ‘People should keep a grip on themselves’: treatment and prevention of VD
5. ‘One Yank and they’re off’: interaction between US troops and Northern Irish women
6. ‘Confused with prejudice and muddled thinking’: preventing pregnancy
Conclusion
Index
