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Josephine Butler

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British feminist and social reformer fighting to end child prostitution (1828-1906)

United KingdomActivistsLived 1828 to 1906 · aged 78
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Josephine Elizabeth Butler was an English feminist and social reformer in the Victorian era.

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Butler in 1851, portrait by George RichmondButler in 1851, portrait by George RichmondJohn Grey, Butler's father, portrait by George PattenJohn Grey, Butler's father, portrait by George PattenGeorge Butler, Josephine's husbandGeorge Butler, Josephine's husbandBust of Butler in 1865, aged 36, by Alexander MunroBust of Butler in 1865, aged 36, by Alexander MunroButler's hostel for women, Liverpool in a derelict condition in 2009 before its demolitionButler's hostel for women, Liverpool in a derelict condition in 2009 before its demolitionButler in 1876Butler in 1876The Home Secretary, Henry Bruce, who set up a Royal Commission in 1871 to examine the Contagious Diseases ActsThe Home Secretary, Henry Bruce, who set up a Royal Commission in 1871 to examine the Contagious Diseases ActsHandbill issued prior to a talk during the 1872 Pontefract by-electionHandbill issued prior to a talk during the 1872 Pontefract by-election

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About this person

Josephine Elizabeth Butler was an English feminist and social reformer in the Victorian era. She campaigned for women's suffrage, the right of women to better education, the end of coverture in British law, the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, the abolition of child prostitution and an end to human trafficking of young women and children into European prostitution.

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United Kingdom
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Activists
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Activist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1828 to 1906 · aged 78
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