Josephine Butler Society

Judith R. Walkowitz suggests that the LNA 's political following owed a great deal to the charismatic appeal of Josephine Butler , whose speeches against the instrumental rape of working women under the acts electrified...

Along with other members of the Ladies' National Association , JB firmly protested against the situation of women in British India, where the Contagious Diseases Acts continued to apply. She involved herself with the...

MCH was also an energetic speaker for the Ladies' National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts and she frequently attended Plymouth and Devonport courthouses to observe related trials. Her presence there, like...

Isabella's brothers John Rawlinson and Thomas Benson were also active in public life, and they, too, shared Isabella's interest in the welfare of women and the working classes. Unlike her, however, they were both active...

IOF 's cousins Elizabeth Pease Nichol and Katharine Blackhouse were among the leaders of the Ladies' National Association when it campaigned on the national stage for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts. Another cousin,...