Episode 56: The American Plan and Chapter 205

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Unsurprisingly, the US Government's legislature to control women's bodies is not new.  In the 20th century,  The American Plan allowed law enforcement to stop and examine women for STIs based on their profession, appearance, or social status.  Then what would happen?  Find out on this episode of Queers for Fears. 

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Sources: 
https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women 

'Policing Sex' explores state's hidden history of imprisoning women for having venereal disease | The University of Kansas (ku.edu)

Kansas locked up more than 5,000 women and girls for having STDs | by Aaron Barnhart | Timeline 

https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2017-01-06/the-faces-of-long-gone-women-tell-a-new-story-of-the-kansas-state-prison 

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