Historedia
Person

Josephine Butler

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1869–1881

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Josephine Butler, 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. Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts founded

    1869

    Role: Founder

    1. 31 December 1869 · London, EnglandPublication of Founding Statement

      The Ladies National Association published a statement in The Daily News on 31 December 1869, declaring its formation to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts.

  2. International white slave trade affair scandal exposed in Brussels

    1879–1881

    Role: Activist

    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. Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22
  2. Josephine Butler Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
  3. White slave trade affair Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-02