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Regulation 40D : punishing promiscuity on the home front during the First World War

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Lammasniemi, Laura (2017) Regulation 40D : punishing promiscuity on the home front during the First World War. Women's History Review, 26 (4). pp. 584-596. doi:10.1080/09612025.2016.1148506

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Abstract

In 1918, the British War Office introduced Regulation 40D as an amendment to the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA). The short- lived regulation allowed the state to remand and imprison a woman for the transmission of venereal disease to a member of His Majesty's armed forces. This paper examines discourses on national security and female promiscuity surrounding the enactment of Regulation 40D and the prosecutions under this controversial measure. The paper argues that the regulation was merely symbolic, and that it empowered magistrates to assess, judge and ultimately control women's sexual behaviour in the name of national security.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
K Law [LC] > KD England and Wales
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain, Sexually transmitted diseases -- History -- Great Britain -- 20th century, Women -- History -- Great Britain -- 20th century, Law -- History -- Great Britain -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title: Women's History Review
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0961-2025
Official Date: 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
2017Published
22 March 2016Available
15 December 2014Accepted
Volume: 26
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 584-596
DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2016.1148506
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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