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title: 'Chinese Women in California'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Augustus Ward Loomis'
date: 1869-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Social Issues'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Proverbs 31'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/loomis-1869-chinese-women-in-california
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# Chinese Women in California

1869 essay exposing trafficking and exploitation of Chinese women in California—describes their capture, forced prostitution, and social neglect; urges pity and reform.

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