HIST 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ill Repute
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In the colonial period, laws on prostitution varied by location. Military bases, or in general at different places during times of war. In cities (where there are more people), especially port cities where there are lots of sailors. As early as 1673, there is a war in mass. for whipping or hard labor for a vile person. 1750s ny court orders against houses of ill repute; and regulations for banishment against. In ny, by 1766 the citizens in ny want more laws to be passed against prostitution. Woman in boston is arrested for running a brothel. Today we will talk about the paper topic, but also about how the students wrote the paper. 1)one student argued that race was the aspect that had the most influence, using the example of cherokee and new mexican women, comparing the rights they had in their societies to the rights that white women had.
