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The Rise And Fall Of The Contagious Diseases Acts: An Examination Of The Legislative Influences, Medical Discourse And Repeal Arguments, Elizabeth Henderson 2025 Clemson University

The Rise And Fall Of The Contagious Diseases Acts: An Examination Of The Legislative Influences, Medical Discourse And Repeal Arguments, Elizabeth Henderson

All Theses

The Contagious Diseases Acts (CDA) were the most important legislative intervention concerning sexuality in the nineteenth century. The CDA was a public health measure passed to address the spread of venereal disease amongst the British Army and Navy, and targeted Britain's most vulnerable women – sex workers – because they were blamed for being the presumed cause and primary mode of spreading venereal disease. This resulted in the legalization of what critics of the CDA would call surgical assault, or instrumental rape, of working-class women suspected of being sex workers. Historians who study sexuality and sex work in Britain have …


History Of Stanton School, 2025 University of North Florida

History Of Stanton School

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Brief history of Stanton School, Jacksonville, Florida. Undated.


Stanton School, History, 2025 University of North Florida

Stanton School, History

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Brief history of Stanton School, Jacksonville, Florida. Undated.


Partial Letter From Patsy L. Weston To Eartha White, 2025 University of North Florida

Partial Letter From Patsy L. Weston To Eartha White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Partial letter from Patsy L. Weston, cousin to Eartha White. Undated.


List Of Edward Waters College Committees, 2025 University of North Florida

List Of Edward Waters College Committees

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: List of various committees at Edward Waters College. Undated.


Edward Waters College - Statement Of Purpose, 2025 University of North Florida

Edward Waters College - Statement Of Purpose

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten statement of purpose of Edward Waters College, written ca. 1924-1925.


News Clipping, 50 Years Of Freedom, 2025 University of North Florida

News Clipping, 50 Years Of Freedom

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: "50 Years of Freedom." Undated.


Centennial Building, Edward Waters College, Postcard, 2025 University of North Florida

Centennial Building, Edward Waters College, Postcard

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Postcard: Centennial building of Edward Waters College. Undated.


Letter To H. H. Simmons, Draft, Eartha M.M. White 2025 University of North Florida

Letter To H. H. Simmons, Draft, Eartha M.M. White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Correspondence: Draft of letter to H. H. Simmons, Agt. regarding unpaid taxes and holding rent payments. Miscellaneous tax statements and bills. Undated.


News Clipping, Judge Lee Chairman, 2025 University of North Florida

News Clipping, Judge Lee Chairman

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

News clipping: Announcement of Judge Joseph E. Lee's appointment as Chairman of the Campaign Committee for Colored Republicans of Florida. Undated.


Uniform Code Of By-Laws, State Of Florida, Order of the Eastern Star 2025 University of North Florida

Uniform Code Of By-Laws, State Of Florida, Order Of The Eastern Star

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Booklet: South Side Chapter No. 28, Order of the Eastern Star by-laws documentation. Undated.


History Of Stanton School, 2025 University of North Florida

History Of Stanton School

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Brief history of Stanton School, Jacksonville, Florida. Undated.


The Evolution Of Women's Rights In Iran, Rebecca G. Buis 2025 Liberty University

The Evolution Of Women's Rights In Iran, Rebecca G. Buis

Senior Honors Theses

Over the past 46 years, Iran has undergone change; substantial change that will impact the lives of women for generations to come. The ones who have been at the forefront of this challenge are women. Islamic extremism and religion have created a substantial shift in the lives of women over the past half century. As time has gone on, more women have protested, leading to an increased resistance. Prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iranian women experienced increased liberties and freedoms. However, with the rise of Khomeini, their freedoms were increasingly replaced with expectations as to how they should …


Old Folks Home Financial And Service Report, August To September, 2025 University of North Florida

Old Folks Home Financial And Service Report, August To September

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Monthly financial and inmate service report for the Old Folks Home, August to September. Undated.


Old Folks Home Financial And Service Report, September To October, 2025 University of North Florida

Old Folks Home Financial And Service Report, September To October

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Monthly financial and inmate service report for the Old Folks Home, September to October. Undated.


Old Folks Home Financial Report For May, 2025 University of North Florida

Old Folks Home Financial Report For May

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Monthly financial report for the Old Folks Home for May. Undated.


Case History, Effie Frazier, 2025 University of North Florida

Case History, Effie Frazier

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Social work case notes for Effie Frazier. Undated.


Case History, Ben Moseley, 2025 University of North Florida

Case History, Ben Moseley

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Social work case notes for Ben Moseley. Undated.


Case History, William Presley, 2025 University of North Florida

Case History, William Presley

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Social work case notes for William Presley. Undated.


Various Case Histories, 2025 University of North Florida

Various Case Histories

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Various social work case notes. Undated.


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