“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 a...

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Published in:Affilia 2005-10, Vol.20 (3), p.300-315
Main Author: Brice, Tanya Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent girls
African Americans
Black American people
Delinquency
Females
History
Juvenile Delinquency
Progressive movement
Syphilis
Treponema pallidum
USA
Venereal Diseases
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0886-1099
1552-3020
DOI:10.1177/0886109905277753