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This 3 page paper focuses on chapter four of this important work. Women's issues are discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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three, Gardner (2005) explains that borders have not provided suitable protection against immorality. It was presumed that there was international traffic in white women (Gardner, 2005). An experience from
Sylvia Wexler is relayed; in 1910, she arrived in the United States but a man tried to prevent her from getting off of the ferry (Gardner, 2005). She was afraid
that the man was trying to capture her for a white slavery ring (Gardner, 2005). The white slavery rings only affected immigrant women to a small extent. When chapter four
commences, information about solutions are relayed. Indeed, the United States government would take strong measures against prostitutes and all women they deemed immoral. As chapter four begins, it is learned
that laws against prostitution would be initiated (Gardner, 2005). Immigration inspectors were to investigate anyone they suspected of engaging in prostitution (Gardner, 2005). The bureaucracy would develop a prostitution task
force (Gardner, 2005). Gardner explains: "By March 1908, the bureau had adopted an even more rigorous policy enforcing laws against the arrival of immoral women" (Gardner, 2005, 76). Women were
forced to defend themselves when questioned by immigration officials (Gardner, 2005). On some level, women were profiled based on appearance and perhaps even country of origin in respect to whether
or not they might be breaking the law. Likely, women who might go to bars or have "loose" moral standards could be accused of prostitution. It is quite interesting that
the citizens took such a hard stand against prostitutes at the time. While it may be true that prostitution is illegal today, women are not really harassed unless they are
in a district where prostitution is rampant. Yet, in the early twentieth century, when women came to the United States by ship, their conduct aboard the ship would be judged
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