Prostitution Collection, 1834-1975
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publisher: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
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topic: Prostitution Collection
subject: Prostitution Collection
topic: General: articles and clippings
subject: General: articles and clippings
topic: Butler, Josephine
subject: Butler, Josephine
topic: Countries
subject: Countries
topic: General
subject: General
topic: England
subject: England
topic: United States
subject: United States
topic: Female Benevolent Society
subject: Female Benevolent Society
topic: Female Sexual Slavery and Economic Exploitation: Making Local and Global Connections (1984)
subject: Female Sexual Slavery and Economic Exploitation: Making Local and Global Connections (1984)
topic: Prostitution in Victorian England by Kathleen O'Connell, n.d.
subject: Prostitution in Victorian England by Kathleen O'Connell, n.d.
topic: Smith College: student initiated course, 1973
subject: Smith College: student initiated course, 1973
topic: Articles, 1910-55, n.d.
subject: Articles, 1910-55, n.d.
topic: Pamphlets, books, miscellaneous
subject: Pamphlets, books, miscellaneous
topic: United States vs. Corinne Smith; and United States vs. Demetria Moses
subject: United States vs. Corinne Smith; and United States vs. Demetria Moses
topic: False Modesty by E. B. Lowry, 1914
subject: False Modesty by E. B. Lowry, 1914
topic: Dick Cavett Show on the legalization of prostitution: audiotape, November 3, 1972
subject: Dick Cavett Show on the legalization of prostitution: audiotape, November 3, 1972
topic: Books on shelf
subject: Books on shelf
topic: Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls by Ernest A. Bell (1910) [abridged version]
subject: Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls by Ernest A. Bell (1910) [abridged version]
topic: Traffic in Girls and the Work of Rescue Missions by Charlton Edholm (1899)
subject: Traffic in Girls and the Work of Rescue Missions by Charlton Edholm (1899)
topic: Sterile Sun by Caroline Slade (1936)
subject: Sterile Sun by Caroline Slade (1936)
topic: She Wasn't Ashamed: The Autobiography of an Indian Prostitute 1942
subject: She Wasn't Ashamed: The Autobiography of an Indian Prostitute 1942

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provides access to: General: articles and clippings
provides access to: Butler, Josephine
provides access to: Countries
provides access to: General
provides access to: England
provides access to: United States
provides access to: Female Benevolent Society
provides access to: Female Sexual Slavery and Economic Exploitation: Making Local and Global Connections (1984)
provides access to: Prostitution in Victorian England by Kathleen O'Connell, n.d.
provides access to: Smith College: student initiated course, 1973
provides access to: Articles, 1910-55, n.d.
provides access to: Pamphlets, books, miscellaneous
provides access to: United States vs. Corinne Smith; and United States vs. Demetria Moses
provides access to: False Modesty by E. B. Lowry, 1914
provides access to: Dick Cavett Show on the legalization of prostitution: audiotape, November 3, 1972
provides access to: Books on shelf
provides access to: Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls by Ernest A. Bell (1910) [abridged version]
provides access to: Traffic in Girls and the Work of Rescue Missions by Charlton Edholm (1899)
provides access to: Sterile Sun by Caroline Slade (1936)
provides access to: She Wasn't Ashamed: The Autobiography of an Indian Prostitute 1942

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Prostitution Collection, 1834-1975
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Prostitution Collection
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
level: collection
identifier: MS 425
date: 1834-1975
date created accumulated string: 1834-1975
date created accumulated start: 1834
date created accumulated end: 1975
produced in: Creation of Prostitution Collection
extent: 2 boxes; 3 books
extent: (.75 linear ft.)
language: eng
scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection First Annual Report of the Female Benevolent Society of the City of New York, 1834 The Prostitution Collection consists almost entirely of printed materials such as newspaper clippings, articles, and pamphlets dating from 1834 to 1978. Most of the material pertains to the United States and England, though a few items focus on Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The nineteenth century material in this collection is limited, including the first annual report of the Female Benevolent Society of New York (1834); pamphlets on the "The Legislation of Female Slavery in England" by Annie Besant (1876) and "The Social Evil in Philadelphia" by Reverend Frank Goodchild (1896). Also included are two books on trafficking of young girls written in 1899 and 1910. The bulk of the collection dates from 1900 to 1978 and includes articles, handbills, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, reports, speeches, trial transcripts, a Smith College course syllabus and unpublished paper, and an audiotape of The Dick Cavett Show on the legalization of prostitution (1972). This material documents the changing relationships among prostitutes, the police, social and legal reformers, and the public over the course of this period. The impacts of the sexual revolution and the women's movement on attitudes about prostitution is particularly well-documented by the large number of newspaper clippings and articles from the 1960s and 1970s contained in the collection. This material sheds light on the lives and experiences of prostitutes.
related material: The Periodicals Collection includes several issues of Coyote Howls, "dedicated to exposing and eliminating current laws against prostitution."
associated with: Prostitution--History--Sources
associated with: Prostitution--Laws and legislation
associated with: Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey, 1828-1906
associated with: Besant, Annie Wood, 1847-1933
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General: articles and clippings
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Butler, Josephine
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Countries
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Books on shelf
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has part: Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls by Ernest A. Bell (1910) [abridged version]
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has part: Traffic in Girls and the Work of Rescue Missions by Charlton Edholm (1899)
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has part: Sterile Sun by Caroline Slade (1936)
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has part: She Wasn't Ashamed: The Autobiography of an Indian Prostitute 1942
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General
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England
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

United States
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has part: Female Benevolent Society
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has part: Female Sexual Slavery and Economic Exploitation: Making Local and Global Connections (1984)
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has part: Prostitution in Victorian England by Kathleen O'Connell, n.d.
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has part: Smith College: student initiated course, 1973
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has part: Articles, 1910-55, n.d.
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has part: Pamphlets, books, miscellaneous
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has part: United States vs. Corinne Smith; and United States vs. Demetria Moses
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has part: False Modesty by E. B. Lowry, 1914
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Female Benevolent Society
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Female Sexual Slavery and Economic Exploitation: Making Local and Global Connections (1984)
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Prostitution in Victorian England by Kathleen O'Connell, n.d.
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Smith College: student initiated course, 1973
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Articles, 1910-55, n.d.
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Pamphlets, books, miscellaneous
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

United States vs. Corinne Smith; and United States vs. Demetria Moses
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: United States
is aggregated by: United States
access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

False Modesty by E. B. Lowry, 1914
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is part of: United States
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Dick Cavett Show on the legalization of prostitution: audiotape, November 3, 1972
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls by Ernest A. Bell (1910) [abridged version]
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Traffic in Girls and the Work of Rescue Missions by Charlton Edholm (1899)
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Sterile Sun by Caroline Slade (1936)
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

She Wasn't Ashamed: The Autobiography of an Indian Prostitute 1942
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA