Purity and hygiene : women, prostitution, and the "American plan," 1900-1930 / David J. Pivar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pivar, David J., 1933-

Series:

Contributions in American history 0084-9219 ; no. 193.

Contributions in American history, 0084-9219 ; no. 193

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--United States--History--20th century.

Prostitution.

Sexual health--United States--History--20th century.

Sexual health.

Medical policy--United States--History--20th century.

Medical policy.

American Social Hygiene Association.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 283 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Contents:

1. The Apogee of Anglo-American Purity Cooperation 1

2. Changing Medical Policy Toward Prostitution 25

3. A Movement in Transition 43

4. A Revitalized Movement 71

5. The Search for Policy 93

6. Rockefeller Reshapes Social Hygiene 119

7. Ideology, Economy and Social Policy 139

8. Conserving the Nation's Health 171

9. Social Hygiene Militant 201

10. Epilogue: Planning for the 1920s and Beyond 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-271) and index.

ISBN:

0313320322

OCLC:

46574096