Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law

Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law

By considering San Francisco’s legal, social, and cultural history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in relation to American law, missionary women, and Chinese American prostitutes, this thesis argues that by aggressively trying to control Chinese sexuality through laws, “yellow slave” n...

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Main Author: Dykman, Jennifer Becker
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2010
Subjects:
gender
Separate spheres
Victorian womanhood
Progressive Era
American law
Missionaries
Donaldina Cameron
Prostitution
Chinese immigration
Chinese American
History
Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/history_theses/38
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spelling ndltd-GEORGIA-oai-digitalarchive.gsu.edu-history_theses-10372013-04-23T03:21:22Z Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law Dykman, Jennifer Becker By considering San Francisco’s legal, social, and cultural history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in relation to American law, missionary women, and Chinese American prostitutes, this thesis argues that by aggressively trying to control Chinese sexuality through laws, “yellow slave” narratives, Christianizing, and the immigration process, the American government and missionaries created an atmosphere ripe for Chinese prostitutes in America with varying degrees of sexual freedoms. 2010-04-02 text application/pdf http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/history_theses/38 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=history_theses History Theses Digital Archive @ GSU gender Separate spheres Victorian womanhood Progressive Era American law Missionaries Donaldina Cameron Prostitution Chinese immigration Chinese American History
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topic gender
Separate spheres
Victorian womanhood
Progressive Era
American law
Missionaries
Donaldina Cameron
Prostitution
Chinese immigration
Chinese American
History
spellingShingle gender
Separate spheres
Victorian womanhood
Progressive Era
American law
Missionaries
Donaldina Cameron
Prostitution
Chinese immigration
Chinese American
History
Dykman, Jennifer Becker
Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law
description By considering San Francisco’s legal, social, and cultural history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in relation to American law, missionary women, and Chinese American prostitutes, this thesis argues that by aggressively trying to control Chinese sexuality through laws, “yellow slave” narratives, Christianizing, and the immigration process, the American government and missionaries created an atmosphere ripe for Chinese prostitutes in America with varying degrees of sexual freedoms.
author Dykman, Jennifer Becker
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title Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law
title_short Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law
title_full Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law
title_fullStr Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law
title_full_unstemmed Gentlewomen: The Westernizing of Chinese American Prostitutes in San Francisco, 1870-1940 A History on Chinese American Prostitution, Missionaries and the Law
title_sort gentlewomen: the westernizing of chinese american prostitutes in san francisco, 1870-1940 a history on chinese american prostitution, missionaries and the law
publisher Digital Archive @ GSU
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