Project Gutenberg 2025-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 136 Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey 1828 1906 Butler, Josephine E. Address, delivered in Craigie Hall, Edinburgh, February 24th, 1871 $aManchester :$bIreland & Co., printers, $c1871. Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Address, delivered in Craigie Hall, Edinburgh, February 24th, 1871" by Josephine E. Butler is a powerful address that falls under the category of social commentary and advocacy, likely written during the late Victorian era. This treatise addresses the moral and constitutional challenges posed by certain penal legislations in England, particularly focusing on the Contagious Diseases Acts. It serves as a call to action for those concerned about the implications of such laws on society, especially regarding their impact on women and the working class. In her address, Butler articulates a deep concern about the threat of materialism and its corresponding impact on moral integrity and individual freedoms. She discusses the dangers of legislation that empowers the state to undermine moral principles and introduces oppressive measures against vulnerable populations, particularly women. Butler seeks to mobilize collective action, emphasizing the necessity of a spiritual revival and community engagement as means to combat these injustices. She calls for a united effort among men and women to uphold their constitution and morals, asserting that effective resistance against oppression requires both vigilance and a strong moral foundation grounded in faith. Through passionate rhetoric and personal anecdotes, Butler makes her passionate appeal for reform, urging her audience to recognize the need for a profound moral awakening to reclaim dignity and justice for all. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b21450171 20240715094116butler 1871 GB en Speeches, addresses, etc., English Prostitution -- Great Britain Communicable diseases -- Control -- Law and legislation Great Britain. Contagious Diseases Act HQ KD Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Politics 59239 2025-02-28T21:52:42.974371 text/html 34258 2025-02-11T16:51:57 text/html 186849 2025-02-28T21:52:46.085381 application/epub+zip 185431 2025-02-28T21:52:44.264372 application/epub+zip 115168 2025-02-28T21:52:43.487403 application/epub+zip 308634 2025-02-28T21:52:47.574384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299797 2025-02-28T21:52:45.627384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49168 2025-02-28T21:52:42.828363 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29086 2025-02-11T16:51:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14939 2025-02-28T21:52:47.703340 application/rdf+xml 8267 2025-02-28T21:52:43.780370 image/jpeg 1560 2025-02-28T21:52:43.631359 image/jpeg 433493 2025-02-28T21:52:42.985377 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia