De handel in blanke slavinnen (1880‑1881): een Brussels schandaal?
Between 1880 and 1881, Brussels was the scene of the first “white slave trade” affair, which had international repercussions: approximately fifty Belgian and foreign underage women – British in particular – had been admitted since 1878 into some of the officially recognised brothels in the city. A h...
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| Published in | Brussels studies |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles
24.02.2011
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| Summary: | Between 1880 and 1881, Brussels was the scene of the first “white slave trade” affair, which had international repercussions: approximately fifty Belgian and foreign underage women – British in particular – had been admitted since 1878 into some of the officially recognised brothels in the city. A handful of them had been brought there against their will. After several trials, fifteen or so shady individuals were sentenced, but those who were truly responsible for the abuse were members of the police. There is no reason to deduce from this that the Brussels police were particularly corrupt: in truth, the system for the regulation of prostitution placed the police in an objective position as the protectors of the brothel keepers’ interests. The same effects were invariably seen wherever this system was implemented. |
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| ISSN: | 2031-0293 2031-0293 |
| DOI: | 10.4000/brussels.835 |