Project Gutenberg 2021-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 117 Arthur, Richard 1865 1932 The Needed Change in the Age of Consent An Appeal For the Better Protection of Our Girls Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.) "The Needed Change in the Age of Consent" by Richard Arthur is a social reform publication written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the urgent need to raise the legal age of consent for girls in New South Wales, arguing that the current law, which permits sexual consent from the age of fourteen, does not protect young girls from exploitation and moral ruin. Arthur presents a compelling case for legislative change to better safeguard vulnerable members of society. In this book, Arthur elaborates on the moral and legal implications of the existing age of consent, highlighting the dangers faced by girls aged fourteen to eighteen who lack the experience and knowledge to navigate intimate relationships safely. He discusses the physical and psychological consequences of premature motherhood and the societal stigma that follows. The author argues for a systematic reform that would elevate the age of consent to eighteen, thereby offering improved protection to young girls against predatory behavior. By invoking a sense of community responsibility, he calls upon citizens, particularly men with chivalrous inclinations, to advocate for this change collectively, asserting that societal awareness and political pressure are vital in driving this reform forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Age of consent -- Australia -- New South Wales HQ Text Category: Law & Criminology Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Sociology Category: Politics 39229 2025-06-26T08:31:34.115784 text/html 15487 2024-10-18T16:22:34 text/html 244754 2025-06-26T08:31:35.621802 application/epub+zip 243327 2025-06-26T08:31:34.444798 application/epub+zip 79707 2025-06-26T08:31:34.262822 application/epub+zip 267847 2025-06-26T08:31:36.694797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260551 2025-06-26T08:31:35.441811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97476 2022-09-29T20:27:43.572253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32067 2025-06-26T08:31:34.026815 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12106 2024-10-18T16:22:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16608 2025-06-26T08:31:36.806783 application/rdf+xml 10972 2025-06-26T08:31:34.329837 image/jpeg 2170 2025-06-26T08:31:34.296832 image/jpeg 202040 2025-06-26T08:31:34.133821 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia