During the Civil War era; American society faced a number of challenges. Issues of morality and gender roles emerged as areas of contention concerning prostitution. Because of the social constraints on women during the period; females found themselves with limited skills and economic opportunities to provide for themselves. Many sold sex as a means of survival. Soldiers left home for a cause; but many also sought adventure that led to prostitutes. Peer pressure and a sense of new found freedom brought many soldiers to seek out sex workers. Without an official policy regulating prostitution for either the Union army or the Confederate army; officers relied on their own beliefs or priorities in crafting orders relating to prostitution. The sex trade also came under the scrutiny of moral reformers and military doctors. While prostitution and the spread of venereal diseases likely did not affect the duration of the war; the sex trade made a significant impact on the short term social status and long term health of thousands of people.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This is a truly great book that should be read by every person on ...By Richard SellegThis is a truly great book that should be read by every person on the planet that values freedom of the individual. The Norwegian spirit in the conflict caused by the German invasion of Norway is beyond belief. Now with Putin acting like Hitler; this book is especially relevant.My sole complaint about the book is on p. 68 where the author makes the statement; "Nazism; like Christianity; demands the whole of the individual." I do not buy that at all. One excepts Christianity voluntarily without a demand.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Just beginning to read. Hopefully will help me understand ...By AndrinaJust beginning to read. Hopefully will help me understand more about how my father's family lived during this time.
