Regulating sexuality : women in twentieth-century Northern Ireland / Leanne McCormick.
- McCormick, Leanne.
- Date:
- 2009
- Books
About this work
Description
This is an examination of the attempts to regulate female sexuality in 20th-century Northern Ireland which opens up new and exciting areas of a previously neglected history. It explores the sexual experiences of women, in the context of the distinctive religious, political and social circumstances of Northern Ireland.
Publication/Creation
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
Physical description
xiii, 249 pages ; 23 cm
Contributors
Contents
'Dirty girls and bad houses' : prostitutes and prostitution -- 'Angels who have lost their way' : the work of rescue and reform homes -- 'Modesty is the sister of virtue' : moral prevention work with girls -- 'People should keep a grip of themselves' : treatment and prevention of VD -- 'One Yank and they're off' : interaction between US Troops and Northern Irish women, 1942-1945 -- 'Confused with prejudice and muddled thinking' : preventing pregnancy.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineTPJ.48.AA9Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780719076640
- 0719076641