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| Titre : | Irish identity and integration within the British armed forces, 1939-45 (2015) |
| Auteurs : | Steven O'CONNOR, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol. 39 n 155 2015) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 417-438 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | |
| Résumé : | In 1878, a meeting organised in Dublin by those in favour of repealing the contentious Contagious Diseases Acts ended in chaos and disruption. The acts themselves empowered police and doctors to forcibly detain and examine women (which specified geographical locations) suspected of being infected with venereal disease. The campaign to abolish the acts appeared to lack the widespread support that it had gathered in England, particularly in medical circles, and the disorderliness of the Dublin meeting seemed to confirm this. The Irish medical press, specifically the weekly Dublin Medical Press and Circular (D.M.P.C) mirrored The Lancet's vilification of those who sought to abolish the acts. This article examines the D.M.P.C's campaign to extend the acts in Ireland and explores its influence within the context of the debate surrounding these controversial acts |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Lieu de publication : | Dublin |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Steven O'Connor |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
