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Moral Panic and Syphilis in Jamaica

By Jill Briggs March 1, 2016 Medicine and Sexuality 0 comments

Jill Briggs In 1934 Jamaica was gripped by a moral panic. According to a well-publicized British naval report, the island was “rife” with venereal diseases, particularly syphilis. Some venereal disease experts speculated that infection rates topped eighty percent of the population and included children as young as eight. The root […]

History of Sexuality at the 2016 American Historical Association Conference

By notcheseditor October 29, 2015 Dispatches 1 comment

The 130th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association (AHA) takes place January 7-10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme for this year’s conference, “Global Migrations: Empires, Nations, and Neighbors,” opens the meeting to a number of exciting panels and events devoted to exploring the history of sexuality across time […]