Talk:Contagious Diseases Acts
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[edit] Contagious Diseases Act
I was supposed to move this article to a new page called Contagious Diseases Acts, but when I attempted to do so, some guy with an anonymous IP wrote the article (on the same day!), which I might add, needs to be cleaned up and wikified. RashBold 21:18, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
The Contagious Disease act in Britian was a particular act with a particular effect. It should remain under this page, although the information contained therin should be included in a general overview of contagious diseases acts. The german example would probably not be all that helpful in the british partiular example.
This article ignores information from Walkewitiz's book on prostitution in victorian england. (which may indeed be titled that) This argues that the act formalized what had been an informal prostitution, trapping young women in that lifestyle weras before prostitution had simply been a way to supplement thier income. Also, my research on the CD acts indicates that they were abolished by a strange partership of White Cross purity activists who wanted to eliminate vice and early feminists who wanted to improve the living conditions of prostitutes. Both wanted to recind the CD acts but once that goal was accomplished thier differences were not bridgeable. anyway,when i get a change i will put this in. user: notenderwiggin
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- The problem is that there were 3 CD Acts in Victorian Britain, all of which were designed to target very specific groups of prostitutes. And as the previous comment indicated, the CD Acts had significant implications, joining evangelical preachers and people like Josephine Butler in the same cause. The English Acts need their own page.
[edit] Removed cleanup tag, but work remains
I've added section headings and performed some text edits. The article is still light on information:
- India: Re-enacted? When was it enacted and repealed? How is UK law relevant to India? Expert comment needed in the article on this
- Other nations: incomplete and more information needed
- Areas: What areas were relevant? Expert commentary with a list would be beneficial.
Adding an expert tag to see if one will come and expand this
Fiddle Faddle 06:55, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
