CDAs + campaign for repeal (1862-86)

Question 1

__% of child admissions at the Royal Free Hospital had syphilis (an STD)

Answer 1

• 20% of child admissions at the Royal Free Hospital had syphilis (an STD)

Question 2

what did Florence Nightingale do in 1860

Answer 2

• in 1860, Florence Nightingale set up a nursing school

Question 3

where was most affected by the Contagious Diseases Acts

Answer 3

• regions with Naval bases, predominantly in the South England

Question 4

What is the evidence that the acts did improve public health

Answer 4

• in unprotected areas, 194/1000 were infected, compared to 37/1000 in protected areas

Question 5

by ____, venereal diseases (STDs) accounted for ____ sick cases for the army

Answer 5

• by 1864, venereal diseases (STDs) accounted for 1 in 3 sick cases for the army

Question 6

During the 1870s a series of ___ both or and against the Acts were submitted to Parliament

Answer 6

• During the 1870s a series of petitions both or and against the Acts were submitted to Parliament

Question 6

outline the case of Mary Percy

Answer 6

• Mary Percy: a singer, falsely accused of being a prostitute. killed herself in 1875 due the damage to her reputation + career

Question 7

the CDAs make it harder for women to … because …

Answer 7

• the CDAs make it harder for women to leave prostitution because some women’s rescue organisations refused to care for women from govt hospitals as they opposed the Acts

Question 8

What was set up by opponents of the Acts in 1869

Answer 8

• The National Association for Repeal of Contagious Diseases

Question 8

the __’s circulation of the Daily News was over ____

Answer 8

• the LNA’s circulation of the Daily News was over 150,000

Question 8

___ of the Acts have a far greater influence & better connections than their ___

Answer 8

• supporters of the Acts have a far greater influence & better connections than their opposers

Question 9

What qualities did the 33 leaders of the LNA have, ensuring they avoided any scandalous behaviour, to avoid attempts to discredit them

Answer 9

• 12 single
• 6 widowed
• 20+ were childless

Question 9

James Stansfled transformed the movement from __ to __

Answer 9

• James Stansfled transformed the movement from a moral venture to a pragmatic one

Question 10

James Stansfeld encouraged the formation of __

Answer 10

• James Stansfeld encourage the formation of The National Medical Association in 1875

Question 10

____ (18__-_): when LNA campaigners worked with prostitutes in …

Answer 10

• ‘Siege of Devonport’ (1870-2): when LNA campaigners worked with prostitutes in resisting medical examinations

Question 11

what did Josephine Butler do in terms of travelling

Answer 11

• 1870 - travelled 3700 miles & addressed 99 meetings

Question 11

what did the LNA organise

Answer 11

• organised 18,000 petitions containing up to 2.5 million signatures

Question 12

define ‘blue stocking’

Answer 12

• ‘a woman who has dedicated herself too vigorously to her studies’ - didnt want to be called

Question 13

William Action’s quote about female sexual desire

Answer 13

• ’ the maj. of women are not very much troubled with sexual feeling of any kind’

Question 14

what years were the 3 Contagious Diseases Acts

Answer 14

• 1864
• 1866
• 1869

Question 15

The ___ was a popular/ influential medical journal

Answer 15

• The Lancet was an influential medical journal

Question 16

in ____, the CDAs were suspended, and in ____, they were repealed

Answer 16

• in 1883, the CDAs were suspended, and in 1886, they were repealed

Question 17

the first ___ was introduced in ___

Answer 17

• the first lock hospital was introduced in 1858

Question 18

The ____ published a protest on the Daily News against the Acts which was signed by ___ women

Answer 18

• The LNA published a protest on the Daily News against the Acts which was signed by 124 women

Question 19

what was the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857

Answer 19

• states a man could divorce a woman on grounds of adultery - but a woman couldn’t do the same

Question 20

what were the medical examinations alternatively named

Answer 20

• ‘surgical rape’

Question 21

what year were the CDAs repealed

Answer 21

• 1886

Question 22

what party was in Govt + why was the act repealed

Answer 22

• Liberals
• Gladstone repealed the Acts due to the demand from Stansfeld in exchange for support for Irish Home Rule

Question 23

Butler revealed at a committee inquiry in ____ that she had never been to a ____ ____ since ____

Answer 23

• Butler revealed at a committee inquiry in 1881 that she had never been to a protected district since 1873 (8yrs)

Question 24

____ Royal Commission: Butler confessed to having no first hand knowledge of ______ in these protected areas - her evidence was based on _____ - e.g. her accusations of ____ ______

Answer 24

• 1871 Royal Commission: Butler confessed to having no first hand knowledge of prostitution in these protected areas - her evidence was based on hearsay - e.g. her accusations of police misconduct

Question 25

how did Stansfeld transform the LNA movement

Answer 25

• made it a more effective political pressure group
• developed scientific arguments
• encouraged the formation of the NMA in 1875

Question 26

both ______ and _____ had political influence as they were MPs for the Liberal Govt

Answer 26

• both Stansfeld and Wilson had political influence as they were MPs for the Liberal Govt