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“Disease and Delinquency Know No Color”: Syphilis and African American Female Delinquency

“Disease and Delinquency Know No Color”: Syphilis and African American Female Delinquency This article explores the nuances of female delinquency, as it was labeled, during the early 1900s from a medical and social perspective, particularly its manifestation among African American girls. It also examines the efforts made by African American women in early 20th-century North Carolina to address what was deemed female delinquency, as well as syphilis, among these young girls. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

“Disease and Delinquency Know No Color”: Syphilis and African American Female Delinquency

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SAGE
Copyright
Copyright © by SAGE Publications
ISSN
0886-1099
eISSN
1552-3020
DOI
10.1177/0886109905277753
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Abstract

This article explores the nuances of female delinquency, as it was labeled, during the early 1900s from a medical and social perspective, particularly its manifestation among African American girls. It also examines the efforts made by African American women in early 20th-century North Carolina to address what was deemed female delinquency, as well as syphilis, among these young girls.

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Affilia: Journal of Women and Social WorkSAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2005

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