World War I and the Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases-U.S.
First Edition ©2018
ISBN:9781319170530
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In this document collection, students will learn how to think historically by analyzing primary sources related to venereal disease control in the years during and immediately following World War I. By studying World War I through the lens of gender, sexuality, and public health, students will gain a new historical perspective of womens experience on the home front during the war. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.
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Table of Contents
Central QuestionLearning Objective
Introduction
Historical Background
Primary Sources
War Department, Commission on Training Camp Activities, When You Go Home — Take This Book with You, 1918
Katherine Bement Davis, Excerpt from “Social Hygiene and the War: Women’s Part in Social Hygiene,” 1918
Allison T. French, Excerpt from “The Need for Industrial Homes for Women,” 1919
State ex rel. Woods v. Macintosh, Supreme Court of Washington, 1918
Ethel M. Watters, Excerpt from “The Problem of the Woman Venereal Disease Carrier,” 1919
Wilbur A. Sawyer, Excerpt from “Venereal Disease Control in the Military Forces,” 1919
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Authors
Kathi Kern
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