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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Published in:Journal of the History of Sexuality Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 246 - 267
Main Author: KEIRE, MARA L.
Format: Article
Published: University of Texas Press May2016
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