Swearing Allegiance: Street Language, US War Propaganda, and the Declining Status of Women in Northeastern Nightlife, 1900-1920.

The article discusses U.S. war propaganda regarding sexually active women and prostitution and how the status of women changed before and after the First World War in U.S. northeastern nightlife. Topics include the obscene language used by men and women during the war, changes in gender hierarchies...

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Publicado en:	Journal of the History of Sexuality Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 246 - 267
Autor principal:	KEIRE, MARA L.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Texas Press May2016
Materias:	Sex work World War I Language & human sexuality Social conditions of women Social aspects of sex work History Twentieth century United States
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Sumario:	The article discusses U.S. war propaganda regarding sexually active women and prostitution and how the status of women changed before and after the First World War in U.S. northeastern nightlife. Topics include the obscene language used by men and women during the war, changes in gender hierarchies understood through the use of sexual swear words in conversations, and the legacy of the First World War for women and their sexual manners in public.