Historedia
Person

Adeline Tanner

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1879–1881

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Adeline Tanner, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. International white slave trade affair scandal exposed in Brussels

    1879–1881

    Role: Victim

    1. September 1879 · BrusselsAdeline Tanner Case

      Nineteen-year-old Adeline Tanner stated she was kidnapped from London by Belgian brothel owner Eduoard Roger in September 1879.

    2. 1 May 1880 · BrusselsPublication by Josephine Butler

      Josephine Butler published information provided by Dyer in the article 'The Modern Slave Trade' in the Shield on 1 May 1880.

    3. February-July 1881 · BrusselsOfficial Resignations

      During the trials, Police Commissioner Lenaers lost his position in July 1881 over an illegal alcohol monopoly, and Mayor Félix Vanderstraeten resigned in February 1881 after the brothel house sale was revealed; official Schröder was also deposed.

Sources

  1. White slave trade affair Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-02