“MY GOD! IF ONLY I COULD GET OUT OF HERE!” The Construction of “White Slavery” as a Social Problem in Progressive-Era Chicago

Authors

Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D., Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-27-2013

Abstract

This paper presentation draws from my dissertation research, in which I examined how Progressive-Era Chicago social reformers constructed prostitution as a social problem. I specifically discuss the rhetorical persuasiveness of the “white slavery” construction, which is primarily examined in Chapter 3 of my dissertation.

Recommended Citation

Swygart-Hobaugh, M. (2013, April 27). “MY GOD! IF ONLY I COULD GET OUT OF HERE!” The construction of “white slavery” as a social problem in Progressive-Era Chicago. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA.

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