Ces ‘virus ambulants’. Discours et pratiques à l’égard des filles de justice atteintes de maladies vénériennes (Belgique, 1912-1950)

Discusses two intertwined phenomena that emerged during the 19th and 20th centuries and that developed until World War II, namely, the implementation of the "child protection" system, on the one hand, within which juvenile courts were set up and a specific justice was applied to minors, and an active health policy, on the other hand, which was strengthened during both world wars, and that particularly applied to venereal diseases. Among the cases presented before the juvenile courts, there was a particular concern for the sexuality of young women, potentially under the threat of a series of ir... Mehr ...