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Enforcement and Demographic Impact
- When
- 1875-1882
- Where
- United States
- Part of
- Page Act of 1875 enacted
Enforcement led to the virtual exclusion of Chinese women, with the female population dropping significantly by 1880.
Enforcement resulted in the virtual exclusion of Chinese women. The female population dropped from 6.4% in 1870 to 4.6% in 1880. Between 1875 and 1882, at least one hundred and possibly several hundred women were returned to China. In 1882, only 136 of 39,579 Chinese immigrants were women.
Sources
- Page Act of 1875 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-08
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