Contending for the faith

Josephine Butler

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  • Colin Hart
  • 1hr 24min

  • 2 December 2002

Converted as a teenager, Josephine Butler become a leading social reformer. After caring for dying prostitutes in her own home, she went on to lead a national campaign to end licensed prostitution and raise the age of consent from 13 to 16.

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