The great war against venereal disease: How the government used PR to wage an anti-vice campaign
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2017.03.003
Abstract: Abstract Much of PR historiography focuses on the “Great Man,” corporate uses of the function. This study fills a gap in the literature by exploring how a non-governmental organization called the American Social Hygiene Association… read more here.
Keywords: great war; venereal disease; campaign; war ... See more keywords
Rhetorical Vessels: Public Womanhood as Visual Warrant in World War II Venereal Disease Campaigns
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DOI: 10.1080/07491409.2021.1881004
Abstract: Abstract This article considers how venereal disease campaigns during World War II offered a warrant through public health discourse for the mass incarceration of American women in an era of shifting gender expectations. During the… read more here.
Keywords: world war; venereal disease; disease campaigns; war ... See more keywords
Poxed and Ravished: Venereal Disease in Early Modern Rape Trials
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DOI: 10.1093/hwj/dbab002
Abstract: Inspections of the body’s most intimate surfaces were crucial to rape cases in early modern England. Female medical experts evaluated bruises, lacerations, and stretched skin for evidence of a violation. Yet numerous courtroom investigations seemed… read more here.
Keywords: ravished venereal; rape; venereal disease; poxed ravished ... See more keywords
Biological false‐positive venereal disease research laboratory test in cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis of neurosyphilis – a case‐control study
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DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14681
Abstract: There is no clear consensus on the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has traditionally been considered the gold standard for diagnosing neurosyphilis but is widely known… read more here.
Keywords: disease research; venereal disease; research laboratory; diagnosis neurosyphilis ... See more keywords