The Enigmatic Josephine Butler: Struggling to Understand the Secular Saint of Prostitutes; Originator of 'Human Trafficking'
- Dr Samantha Currie
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This talk seeks to understand the life and work of Josephine Butler, by drawing from her own publications and her use of legal cases as catalysts in creating the concept of the 'white slave traffic' or what is today termed 'human trafficking'.