Women and the mental deficiency act of 1913: Citizenship, sexuality and regulation

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 65-70

  Walmsley, Jan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Gender; History; Mental deficiency act

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006160208     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2000.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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