McCormick, Leanne.

Regulating sexuality women in twentieth-century Northern Ireland / [electronic resource] : Leanne McCormick. - Manchester, U.K. ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009. - xiii, 249 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Dirty girls and bad houses' : prostitutes and prostitution -- 'Angels who have lost their way' : the work of rescue and reform homes -- 'Modesty is the sister of virtue' : moral prevention work with girls -- 'People should keep a grip of themselves' : treatment and prevention of VD -- 'One Yank and they're off' : interaction between US Troops and Northern Irish women, 1942-1945 -- 'Confused with prejudice and muddled thinking' : preventing pregnancy.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781847793263 (electronic bk.)




Women--Sexual behavior--Northern Ireland.
Women--History--Northern Ireland--20th century.
Women--Social conditions--Northern Ireland--20th century.


Electronic books.

HQ29 / .M329 2009

306.708209416