Project Gutenberg 2025-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 127 Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey 1828 1906 Butler, Josephine E. Address, delivered in Craigie Hall, Edinburgh, February 24th, 1871 $aManchester :$bIreland & Co., printers, $c1871. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Address, delivered in Craigie Hall, Edinburgh, February 24th, 1871" by Josephine E. Butler is a powerful address that falls under the category of social commentary and advocacy, likely written during the late Victorian era. This treatise addresses the moral and constitutional challenges posed by certain penal legislations in England, particularly focusing on the Contagious Diseases Acts. It serves as a call to action for those concerned about the implications of such laws on society, especially regarding their impact on women and the working class. In her address, Butler articulates a deep concern about the threat of materialism and its corresponding impact on moral integrity and individual freedoms. She discusses the dangers of legislation that empowers the state to undermine moral principles and introduces oppressive measures against vulnerable populations, particularly women. Butler seeks to mobilize collective action, emphasizing the necessity of a spiritual revival and community engagement as means to combat these injustices. She calls for a united effort among men and women to uphold their constitution and morals, asserting that effective resistance against oppression requires both vigilance and a strong moral foundation grounded in faith. Through passionate rhetoric and personal anecdotes, Butler makes her passionate appeal for reform, urging her audience to recognize the need for a profound moral awakening to reclaim dignity and justice for all. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b21450171 20240715094116butler 1871 GB Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Speeches, addresses, etc., English Prostitution -- Great Britain Communicable diseases -- Control -- Law and legislation Great Britain. Contagious Diseases Act HQ KD Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Law & Criminology Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Philosophy & Ethics 59239 2025-07-29T16:11:41.429162 text/html 34258 2025-02-11T16:51:57 text/html 186857 2025-07-29T16:11:44.383659 application/epub+zip 185431 2025-07-29T16:11:42.579161 application/epub+zip 115167 2025-07-29T16:11:41.943150 application/epub+zip 308620 2025-07-29T16:11:45.986653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299797 2025-07-29T16:11:43.950669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49168 2025-07-29T16:11:41.186151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29086 2025-02-11T16:51:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17708 2025-07-29T16:11:46.130623 application/rdf+xml 8267 2025-07-29T16:11:42.225138 image/jpeg 1560 2025-07-29T16:11:42.089140 image/jpeg 433492 2025-07-29T16:11:41.441155 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