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31.	Occupation of Fathers of Illegitimate Children Born in Leipzig (1884 and 1891) In 1870-1871, 10-12% of all births in Germany were illegitimate; five years later this figure stood at about 8-10%, roughly where it remained until 1914. As was the case for centuries, illegitimate....
32.	Occupation of Mothers of Illegitimate Children Born in Berlin (1891) In 1870-1871, 10-12% of all births in Germany were illegitimate; five years later this figure stood at about 8-10%, roughly where it remained until 1914. As was the case for centuries, illegitimate....
33.	Age of Registered Prostitutes in Berlin (1873) Prostitutes were usually young women living in urban regions. The following table shows that more than half of the 2,749 Berlin prostitutes who were processed by police authorities and subject to....
34.	Occupation of Parents of Registered Prostitutes in Berlin (1873) This table shows that whereas one in five Berlin prostitutes under police supervision in 1872-73 had at least one parent who was a factory worker, almost one in two had a parent who was a craft worker.....
35.	Former Occupation of Registered Prostitutes in Berlin (1873) Nearly half of the Berlin prostitutes under police supervision in 1872-73 had been home-workers or shop assistants before they turned to prostitution. Only 16% had been factory workers.
36.	The Sexual Morals of Working-Class Women: A Male View (1890) In the 1880s and 1890s prostitution was a widely debated issue. Members of middle-class moral purity leagues accused the working classes of moral decay. Paul Göhre (1864-1928), Protestant minister....
37.	The Sexual Morals of Working-Class Women: A Female View (c. 1891) Minna Wettstein-Adelt (b. 1869) was inspired by Paul Göhre’s experiences as recounted in his book Three Months in a Workshop, which is excerpted in the previous document in this chapter. She....
38.	The Effects of Social Democratic Activities and Unemployment on a Working-Class Marriage (1880s) Advocacy of socialism triggered severe state repression during the 1870s and beyond. After 1878, the Anti-Socialist....
39.	Hedwig Dohm, "What the Pastors Think of Women" (1872) Hedwig Dohm (1831-1919), author and women’s rights advocate, was married to Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Dohm, editor of the satirical magazine Kladderadatsch. Through her husband, she came into....
40.	Hedwig Dohm, "Women’s Right to Vote" (1876) Hedwig Dohm (1831-1919) was married to Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Dohm, editor of the satirical journal Kladderadatsch. In a career spanning more than fifty years, Dohm published novels and plays....
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