“A Black Spot”: Florida’s Crusade against Venereal Disease, Prostitution, and Female Sexuality During World War II

“A Black Spot”: Florida’s Crusade against Venereal Disease, Prostitution, and Female Sexuality During World War II

Long before there was HIV/AIDS, venereal disease constituted a challenge to public health officials. This paper captures some of the public health, educational, political, and law enforcement interventions attempted in Florida (and the Tampa Bay area in particular) around the time of the Second Worl...

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Main Author: Troy Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of North Florida 2005-10-01
Series:Florida Public Health Review
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=fphr
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