Josephine Butler
Josephine Elizabeth Butler (née Grey) (13 April 1828 – 30 December 1906) was a Victorian era British feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes. She led the long campaign for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts both in Britain and internationally from 1869 to 1886.
Read more about Josephine Butler: Family Life, Feminism, Contagious Diseases Act, Legacy, Selected Writings, Further Reading
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“An intellectual hatred is the worst,
So let her think opinions are accursed.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)