CDA + women '64-'70
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- Created on: 15-03-18 12:56
- CDAs fundamentally restructured business of prostitution
- state regulation consisted of medical exams, hospital treatment and registration of known prostitutes
- ramifications more extensive
- many U/MC women feared they endangered dignity of women mistakenly id'd as prostitutes
- in appearing to lay VD blame on women, gov also provided stark lesson to women all social ranks ; parliament of men more than capable of passing laws to degrade women and benefit basically men alone
regulated prostitution
- '71 royal commission that investigated the acts found ev. that legislation improved conditions for prostitutes in protected areas
- 1 lock hospital surgeon alleged provision medical care encouraged infected women to travel voluntarily to protected regions
- certificates given to disease-free prostitutes on release (valued assets)
- prostitutes could use certificates as clearance documents w/ clients allowing some to secure increased payments
- CofE clergy in lock wards in aldershot, chatham and devonport rep, that while incarc. + under treatment, both health and self esteem of prostitutes appeared to improve
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- frequent checks and timely treatment increased working life of women beyond customary 3-4yrs
- while VD usually brought about premature death, regular checks preserved health and allowed them to stay in business for longer
- '71 commission found most popular aspect reduced scabies / 'the itch' which kept women awake at night, corrupted fingers and acused constant genital and anal scratching
- scabies caused most immediate discomfort and treatment provided great relief to many ps
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