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Author Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.

Title A new conscience and an ancient evil / Jane Addams ; introd. by Katherine Joslin.

Imprint Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2002.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.74 A222N    Check Shelf
Description xxxii, 108 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction / Katherine Joslin -- As Inferred from an Analogy -- As Indicated by Recent Legal Enactments -- As Indicated by the Amelioration of Economic Conditions -- As Indicated by the Moral Education and Legal Protection of Children -- As Indicated by Philanthropic Rescue and Prevention -- As Indicated by Increased Social Control.
Summary Despite its appeal to middle-class readers eager for tales of sexual excess, the press and prominent intellectuals criticized A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil for being more hysterical than philosophical. Katherine Joslin's introduction considers the controversy that the book created; she also details Addams's skillful negotiations with publishers. In addition, behind the sensationalism of the narratives, Joslin locates themes that include the commodification of sex and the importance of marriage for young women. Book jacket.
Subject Prostitution.
Prostitution -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Sex Work -- history. (DNLM)D011477Q000266
Socioeconomic Factors. (DNLM)D012959
Illinois. (DNLM)D007087
Prostitution. (OCoLC)fst01079562
Illinois -- Chicago. (OCoLC)fst01204048
Prostitution (DE-588)4047516-5
Chicago (Ill.)
Other Form: Online version: Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. New conscience and an ancient evil. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2002 (OCoLC)1086307827
ISBN 0252027841 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780252027840 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0252070925 (paper ; alk. paper)
9780252070921 (paper ; alk. paper)
9780252090363 (epub)
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