White slave crusades : race, gender, and anti-vice activism, 1887-1917 / Brian Donovan.

Author/creator Donovan, Brian, 1971-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Prostitution--United States. --History. --19th century.
Racism--United States. --History. --19th century.
Racism--United States. --History. --20th century.
Social classes--United States. --History. --19th century.
Social classes--United States. --History. --20th century.
Women--Suffrage. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Women--Suffrage. --United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents White slavery and the intersection of race and gender -- The new abolitionism : the cultural power of the white slavery genre -- Suffrage and slavery : the racial politics of the Women's Christian Temperance Union purity campaign -- "The black traffic in white girls" : Chicago's war on vice -- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and the "negro alleged slave trader" -- "Yellow slavery" and Donaldina Cameron's San Francisco mission -- Conclusion : the demise of white slavery.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [141]-180) and index.
LCCN 2005012424
ISBN0252030257 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252030253

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Joyner General Stacks HQ144 .D57 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold