The white slave trade affair (1880‑1881): a scandal specific to Brussels?
Between 1880 and 1881, Brussels was the scene of the first “white slave trade” affair, which had international repercussions: approximately fifty Belgian and foreign underage women – British in particular – had been admitted since 1878 into some of the officially recognised brothels in the city. A h...
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| Language: | English |
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Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Brussels Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/838 |