The Traffic in Women
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"The Traffic in Women" is an essay by anarchist writer Emma Goldman that critiques the social, economic, and moral conditions underpinning prostitution and the exploitation of women.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Traffic in Women canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| addresses |
causes of prostitution
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link between poverty and prostitution ⓘ marriage as an economic institution ⓘ role of the state in regulating sex work ⓘ social stigma against prostitutes ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
economic independence for women
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social reform ⓘ women’s sexual autonomy ⓘ |
| author | Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
bourgeois morality
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capitalist economic structures ⓘ double standard of sexual morality ⓘ legal persecution of prostitutes ⓘ patriarchal social norms ⓘ |
| genre |
anarchist literature
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feminist essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
anarchist feminist thought
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critiques of sex work legislation ⓘ historical feminist debates on prostitution ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Emma Goldman’s essays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
capitalism and prostitution
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economic conditions of women ⓘ exploitation of women ⓘ marriage and women’s oppression ⓘ moral attitudes toward sexuality ⓘ prostitution ⓘ sexual commerce ⓘ social conditions of women ⓘ state regulation of sexuality ⓘ |
| perspective |
anti-capitalist
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feminist ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anarchism ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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