The Campaign for repeal 1867-86

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What was the general attitude surrounding the Contagious Diseases Acts?
Ignorance and disbelief. Even the most well read and well informed people had no idea of the significance of the acts- some only thought it extended to cattle
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When were the acts repealed?
1886
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What was the first, organised, public agitation surrounding the Contagious Diseases Acts in response to?
To plans, in the mid 1860s, to extend the system of regulation to the towns and cities of the North of England.
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What else could have inspired the public agitation surrounding the Contagious Diseases Acts?
The new political climate created by the 1867 reform act which enfranchised many of the better-off working classes, stimulating a wave of political activism. First women's suffrage groups formed at this time
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Who was Daniel Cooper and what was his role in the movement for repeal?
He was secretary of the Society for the Rescue of Young Women and Children and in 1867 he organised a meeting for the managers of London's female rescue homes to oppose plans to extend the system of regulation.
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When were the acts repealed?

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1886

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