Physical purity feminism and state medicine in late nineteenth-century england
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Scott (0000-0003-4396-438X, University of Bradford, corresponding author), Anne L Scott (University of Bradford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 625-653 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612029900200450 |
| PMID | 22619785 |
| OpenAlex | W4243376435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
Late nineteenth-century England saw the development of a number of campaigns and social movements which were connected by both a hostility towards the medical profession and by the use of discourses of purity and sanitary reform. This article explores the involvement of women within these movements, analysing their activism as an aspect of social purity feminism. It argues that many of these movements drew on widespread female anxiety regarding male violence – both physical and sexual – towards women. The anti-medical feminists claimed that some pieces of 'sanitary' legislation represented a state-sanctioned violation of the bodies of women and children. Finally, this article analyses the use made, by some of these activists, of the discourses of sanitary reform to challenge the gender ordering associated with the reason/nature dualism in Victorian society
Dualism · Feminism · Hostility · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Social reform · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Medicine and Dermatology Studies History · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |