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Josephine Butler

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Her moral outrage, moral crusade, writings and public speaking mobilised middle-class women.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 3 Contagious Diseases Acts and the campaign for their repeal, 1862–86 (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 3 Contagious Diseases Acts and the campaign for their repeal, 1862–86 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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