Policing sexuality : the Mann Act and the making of the FBI /
America's first anti-sex trafficking law, the 1910 Mann Act, made it illegal to transport women over state lines for prostitution "or any other immoral purpose." It was meant to protect women and girls from being seduced or sold into sexual slavery. But, its enforcement resulted more...
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Main Author: | Pliley, Jessica R., 1977- |
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England :
Harvard University Press,
2014
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