A Vindication of the Rights of Whores

A Vindication of the Rights of Whores

Infobox Book
name = A Vindication of The Rights of Whores
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image_caption = Cover of "A Vindication of The Rights of Whores"
author = Gail Pheterson
illustrator =
cover_artist = Clare Conrad
country = USA
language = English
series =
subject = Sex work, Prostitution, Sex workers rights Feminism, Human rights, Womens studies
genre = anthology
publisher = Seal Press
release_date = May 1989
english_release_date =
media_type =
pages = 293
isbn = ISBN 978-0931188732
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A Vindication of The Rights of Whores, is an anthology edited by Gail Pheterson with a preface by Margo St. James.

The book consists of the voices of a diverse group of prostitutes, Sex worker's rights activists and feminist scholars from around the world, discussing their lives and their concerns.

It includes the complete text of the "World Charter for Prostitutes Rights" [ [http://www.bayswan.org/ICPRChart.html International Committee for Prostitutes' Rights: World Charter For Prostitutes' Rights] ] ; unedited transcripts of workshop arranged by topic from the First World Whores'Congress held in Amsterdam in February 1985 and Second World Whores' Congress at the European Parliament held in Brussels in October 1986 [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,962548,00.html] "World Notes Belgium" October 13, 1986 Time Magazine] ; position papers; as well as interviews with various participants.

It is cited in at least seventy-five (75) other works and appears in various reading lists and curriculum guides [Hoff Ph.D, Lee Ann [http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/fviolencei_e.html] "Violence Issues: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide For Health Professionals" (University of Ottawa)] .

References

ee also

*Margo St. James
*Gail Pheterson
*Sex-positive feminism
*Decriminalization
*Sex Worker Rights

External links

* [http://www.bayswan.org/reviews1.html Prostitutes' Education Network Bookstore]


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